Ghosts of St. Vincent's by Tom Eubanks

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Ghosts of St. Vincent's by Tom Eubanks

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Ghosts of St. Vincent's by Tom Eubanks

Before the entitled lived here exclusively, the marginalized died in droves. Founded in 1849 to care for indigent immigrants in Greenwich Village, St. Vincent's Hospital was sold in 2010 to create multi-million-dollar homes. In its 161 years of existence, the legendary institution treated survivors of the Titanic, tended to victims of both World Trade Center attacks, and served as Ground Zero of the AIDS Crisis. With honesty, humor, and flights of historical fancy, GHOSTS OF ST. VINCENT'S tells the hospital's story through the eyes of a man who spent a winter on its 7th floor AIDS ward and survived just in time for the drug cocktail that saved so many lives. Featuring appearances by indomitable icons (from Edna St. Vincent Millay to Robert Mapplethorpe, Sidney Lumet to Vito Russo, Ed Koch and The Ramones), GHOSTS OF ST. VINCENT'S explores coming out and coming back from the dead, gender fluidity and gentrification, the price of forgiveness, the cost of survival, and the ephemeral nature of New York City.

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ISBN 13 9780692846421
ISBN 10 0692846425
Title Ghosts of St. Vincent's
Author Tom Eubanks
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Tomus
Year published 2017-03-29
Number of pages 234
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.