The Mayor of Castro Street

The Mayor of Castro Street
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Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
Total Pages : 420
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ISBN-10 : 9781466829671
ISBN-13 : 1466829672
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Book Synopsis The Mayor of Castro Street by : Randy Shilts

Download or read book The Mayor of Castro Street written by Randy Shilts and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2008-10-14 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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