The mayor of Castro Street
the life and times of Harvey Milk
lst ed.
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Publication
1982 - St. Martin's Press, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
97,000 words, Guess
Page Count
388 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivemayorofcastrostr0000shil_l7q5
- ISBN-100312523300
- ISBN-139780312523305
- Goodreads1933513
- Library of Congress Control Number81018345
and 5 more
- OCLC Control Number7948538
- OCLC Control Number87860980
- OCLC Control Number20330
- Better World Books9780312523305
- Open LibraryOL4272135M
Classifications
- DDC979.4/61053/092/4
- DDCB
- LCCF869.S353 M547 1982
and 1 more
- LCCF869.S353M547 1982
Description
The Mayor of Castro Street is Shilts's 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 Milk's 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.
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