The Persecution of Mildred Dunlap
A women's Brokeback Mountain. The year was filled with memorable historical events: the Dreyfus Affair divided France; Booker T. Washington gave his Atlanta address; the United States expanded the effects of the Monroe Doctrine in South America; and Oscar Wilde was tried and convicted for gross...
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A women's Brokeback Mountain. The year was filled with memorable historical events: the Dreyfus Affair divided France; Booker T. Washington gave his Atlanta address; the United States expanded the effects of the Monroe Doctrine in South America; and Oscar Wilde was tried and convicted for gross indecency under Britain's recently passed law that made sex between males a criminal offense. When news of Wilde's conviction went out over telegraphs worldwide, it threw a small Nevada town into chaos. This is the story of what happened when the lives of its citizens were impacted the Wilde news. It is a chronicle of hatred and prejudice with all its unintended and devastating consequences, and how love and friendship bring strength and healing.All profits are going to Santa Paula Animal Rescue Center, Ventura County, CA. (the first and only no-kill animal shelter in Ventura County). For more info contact the author through Facebook. Buy a book; save a life.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780977186617
Pages no: 212
Edition language: English
Originally posted on my blog Guiltless Reading Oscar Wilde would have been proud. This book is not about Oscar Wilde, but he would have been proud how this book's message of tolerance was inspired by his life. News about his conviction was also the impetus for the string of rather unfortunate events...
The story is set in the late Nineteenth Century. The background is that of Oscar Wilde’s imprisonment for ‘gross indecency’. In those days, the government rule stated that gay sexual acts were a criminal offense. Set in a small Nevada town, the story focuses upon the reaction of people to this news....
Review 6******I was given a copy of this book by the author in return for an honest review.I started reading this novel with a bit of trepidation, as I have not read this genre of book before. However, by the time I had read the first few pages, I found myself completely won over. I absolutely loved...
This is a well-written tale about ripple effects. The world is just starting to understand the impact of rapidly-traveling global news by means of the telegraph when news of Oscar Wilde's prosecution reaches a small Nebraska town, bringing with it a rash of homophobic sentiment that threatens the qu...
The persecution of Mildred Dunlap by Paulette Mahurin4 StarsHow sad that over one hundred years later we still have people in the world with the same archaic mindset of the 1800’s. Mildred and her cousin Edra were lesbian lovers, but after the reaction of the locals over the imprisonment of Oscar Wi...
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