History's Passions: Stories of Sex Before Stonewall

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Four acclaimed erotic authors re-imagine the past... welcome to the hidden queer history of men loving men not so very long-and centuries-ago.In "Heaven on Earth, " Lambda Literary Award-winner editor and author Simon Sheppard evokes a noirish Depression-era setting for Wichita rich kid Eli who, with an innocent young gas station attendant as his sidekick, embarks on a bloody, lust-fueled crime spree: Bonnie and Clyde meet Leopold and Loeb.In "Camp Allegheny, " Lambda finalist Jeff Mann recounts a clandestine Civil War romance between two Rebel soldiers whose passionate lovemaking survives bitter winters, life-threatening sickness, and bloody fighting during the real-life Battle of Allegheny in 1861 and the Battle of McDowell in 1862.In "Tender Mercies, " Dale Chase imagines the world of young Luke Farrow, a failure at prospecting during the California Gold Rush who succeeds in the more lucrative role of camp boy, where physical violence is as much a part of a rough, raw world as is selling sex for nuggets of gold-until a surprisingly tender man comes into Luke's life.In "The Valley of Salt, " David Holly blends legend with lust in the beautiful city of Gomorrah more than 3, 000 years ago, where the Priests of Ball summon a beautiful young man as a temple sacrifice- which means he's now the indoor sport of the legendary city's sexually potent warriors, until taken captive during the Battle of the Vale of Siddom.