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The Mayor of Castro Street: The Life and Times of Harvey Milk

AUTHOR Vietor, Marc; Shilts, Randy
PUBLISHER Audible Studios on Brilliance (08/02/2016)
PRODUCT TYPE Audio (MP3 CD)
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Known as The Mayor of Castro Street even before he was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, Harvey Milk's personal life, public career, and final assassination reflect the dramatic emergence of the gay community as a political power in America. It 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.

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.

As an added bonus, when you purchase our Audible Modern Vanguard production of Randy Shilts' book, you'll also get an exclusive Jim Atlas interview added to your library.

James Atlas interviews Larry Kramer about the life and work of Randy Shilts.
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ISBN-13: 9781522689546
ISBN-10: 1522689540
Binding: CD-Audio (MP3 Format)
Content Language: English
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Carton Quantity: 46
Feature Codes: Unabridged
Country of Origin: US
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Biography & Autobiography | Political
Biography & Autobiography | LGBTQ+ Studies - Gay Studies
Biography & Autobiography | United States - State & Local - West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT
Dewey Decimal: B
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Known as The Mayor of Castro Street even before he was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, Harvey Milk's personal life, public career, and final assassination reflect the dramatic emergence of the gay community as a political power in America. It 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.

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.

As an added bonus, when you purchase our Audible Modern Vanguard production of Randy Shilts' book, you'll also get an exclusive Jim Atlas interview added to your library.

James Atlas interviews Larry Kramer about the life and work of Randy Shilts.

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Author: Shilts, Randy
Randy Shilts was born in 1951, in Davenport, Iowa. One of the first openly gay journalists hired at a major newspaper, he 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 "The Mayor of Castro Street: The Life and Times of Harvey Milk" (1982), A"nd the Band Played On: Politics, People and the AIDS Epidemic" (1987), and "Conduct Unbecoming: Lesbians and Gays in the U.S. Military" (1993). He also wrote extensively for many major newspapers and magazines, including "The New York Times, Newsweek, Esquire, The Los Angeles Times", and "The Advocate". "And the Band Played On" was made into a docudrama that was broadcast on HBO in 1993.
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