Sex and Math in Harvard Yard: The Memoirs of James Mills Peirce: A Fictional Biography

by Hubert Kennedy

James Mills Peirce (1834-1906) was a respected--and secretly gay--mathematics professor at Harvard University. This imaginative biography recreates college life at Harvard in the late nineteenth century and gives a realistic portrait of the life of an intellectual coming to terms with his homosexuality. The intimate glimpses into his romantic affairs add a charming touch to the historically accurate description of graduate education and academic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590210972
• ISBN13: 9781590210970
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: Lethe Press
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"