Free GLBT Non-Fiction E-book from the University of Chicago Press

[ein_myria]

"The Lavender Scare: The Cold War Persecution of Gays and Lesbians in the Federal Government" by David K. Johnson (2004)
Details: Go to the University of Chicago Press Website

“David Johnson’s engrossing study of the persecution of gays and lesbians during the Cold War, complete with a comprehensive picture of the gay culture that flourished in Washington, is an important addition to a subject all too often ignored.”—Dallas Morning News

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Hi, this is my first post to this community. *wave* I just wanted to share this rare free non-fiction find. Apparently this is a free e-book for the month of June. It does require Adobe Digital Editions. (For ipad users such as myself, this means downloading the Bluefire reader app & signing up with an adobe ID. For PC users this means downloading some software.)

Update: Eek, apparently some of our community members are experiencing trouble with the PC ADE software (see comments for instructions). (DRM, you cause more trouble than you are worth. :/)

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[copracat]

Yeah, I got that message which is why I tried to cancel (DRM loathing plus button clicking failure led me forward!)

But these particular files were not bought with anything. No idea why it chose a small number of not-DRM, not-purchased-but-downloaded-freely-from-the-owners pdfs.

[ein_myria]

Maybe this is a bug for the software that really needs to be reported to the developers? It will save other unsuspecting readers elsewhere, to be sure.