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The Mayor of Castro Street: The Life and Times of Harvey Milk
The Mayor of Castro Street The Life and Times of Harvey Milk
Author: Randy Shilts
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. His is a story of personal tragedies and political intrigues, assassination in City Hall and mas...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780312523305
ISBN-10: 0312523300
Publication Date: 2/1982
Pages: 388
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Publisher: St. Martins Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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This is an excellent biography. It explores not only Harvey Milk's life, but the social landscape that helped create him and that he, in turn, helped re-create. I like that the author doesn't make the mistake of idealizing Harvey. The author doesn't shy away from the silly or excessive aspects of Harvey's personality. But not only does that not detract from his accomplishments, it actually makes Harvey a more inspiring figure. He was a human being with real flaws, but he still managed to galvanize so many people to work together, proving his idealism wasn't unfounded and that a better world was possible.


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