The Mayor of Castro Street: The Life & Times of Harvey Milk by Randy Shilts (Eng

Description: The Mayor of Castro Street by Randy Shilts Known as "The Mayor of Castro Street" even before he was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, Harvey Milks personal life, public career, and final assassination reflect the dramatic emergence of the gay community as a political power in America. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The Mayor of Castro Street is Shiltss acclaimed story of Harvey Milk, the man whose personal life, public career, and tragic assassination mirrored the dramatic and unprecedented emergence of the gay community in America during the 1970s. Known as "The Mayor of Castro Street" even before he was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, Harvey Milks personal and political life is a story full of personal tragedies and political intrigues, assassinations at City Hall, massive riots in the streets, the miscarriage of justice, and the consolidation of gay power and gay hope. The Mayor of Castro Street is a story of personal tragedies and political intrigues, assassination in City Hall and massive riots in the streets, the miscarriage of justice and the consolidation of gay power and gay hope. Harvey Milk has been the subject of numerous books and movies, including the Academy Award-winning 1984 documentary, The Times of Harvey Milk. His life is also the basis of a 2008 major motion picture, Milk, starring Sean Penn. Author Biography Randy Shilts was one of the first openly gay journalists hired at a major newspaper and worked for the San Francisco Chronicle for thirteen years. He died of AIDS in 1994 at his home in the Sonoma County redwoods in California. He was the author of several groundbreaking bestsellers, including And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic (1987) and Conduct Unbecoming: Lesbians and Gays in the U.S. Military (1993). Review "A no-holds-barred character study and a history of the local gay movement . . . An investigative piece on the mechanics of big-city government in all its expedient, back-biting splendor." --The Washington Post "A remarkable work [of] biography, social history, and political machination . . . Exceptional." --The Los Angeles Times Review Quote A remarkable work [of] biography, social history, and political machination . . . Exceptional. Details ISBN0312560850 Author Randy Shilts Short Title MAYOR OF CASTRO STREET Language English ISBN-10 0312560850 ISBN-13 9780312560850 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY B Year 2008 Residence US Death 1994 DOI 10.1604/9780312560850 Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2008-10-14 NZ Release Date 2008-10-14 US Release Date 2008-10-14 UK Release Date 2008-10-14 Pages 418 Publisher St Martins Press Publication Date 2008-10-14 Imprint St Martins Press Subtitle The Life & Times of Harvey Milk Illustrations Illustrations; Illustrations, black and white Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137334241;

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