"Brilliant, historic, and profoundly relevant to scholarship of the first order."—Peter J. Gomes, Harvard University

"A superbly researched and captivating biography."—Christian Century

"Shand-Tucci has created a many-faceted, indeed jeweled, account of an unobserved but important aspect of American culture--the gay subculture of Boston in the latter part of the nineteenth-century. . . . A brilliant and expansive account of Ralph Adams Cram and the fascinating milieu in which he lived, one that charts new waters and challenges old perceptions of historical truth."—New England Quarterly

"More than biography and much more than architectural history. . . . A fascinating inquiry into the links between art and sexuality, religion, and politics. . . . Marvelously readable."—Christopher Lydon, host of "The Connection," National Public Radio

"Gradually reveals something very interesting: a part of the history of Boston . . . a complex, vivacious little community, caught in the historical moment that made it possible."—New York Times Book Review

"A superb accomplishment."—Harvard Gay and Lesbian Review

"For what it adds to our knowledge of American gay history and what it illustrates about how gay history can be done, we can call Boston Bohemia the book of the season."—Windy City Times

"No student of American architecture or indeed of our wider culture will want to miss [the book]."—Commonweal