Angel on a Freight Train - A Story of Faith and Queer Desire in Nineteenth-Century America

The story of a nineteenth-century New Yorker's struggle to reconcile his same-sex erotic desires with his commitment to a Christian life.

About the author

Peter C. Baldwin is Professor of History at the University of Connecticut. He is the author of In the Watches of the Night: Life in the Nocturnal City, 1820–1930 and Domesticating the Street: The Reform of Public Space in Hartford, 1850–1930.

Product details

• Authors: Peter C Baldwin, Peter C. Baldwin, Baldwin Peter C.
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.01.2021
• EAN: 9781438479941
• ISBN: 978-1-4384-7994-1
• No. of pages: 198
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, RELIGION / General, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Religion & beliefs, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Religion and beliefs