{"product_id":"the-mayor-of-castro-street-the-life-times-of-harvey-milk-9780312560850","title":"The Mayor of Castro Street: The Life \u0026 Times of Harvey Milk","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mayor of Castro Street\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKnown 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mayor of Castro Street\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHarvey Milk has been the subject of numerous books and movies, including the Academy Award-winning 1984 documentary, \u003ci\u003eThe Times of Harvey Milk. \u003c\/i\u003e His life is also the basis of a 2008 major motion picture, \u003ci\u003eMilk, \u003c\/i\u003estarring Sean Penn.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-312786\"\u003eRandy Shilts\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/14\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.60w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312560850\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0312560850\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO010000\"\u003ePolitical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC012000\"\u003eLGBTQ+ Studies | Gay Studies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036140\"\u003eUnited States | State \u0026amp; Local | West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRandy Shilts\u003c\/b\u003e was one of the first openly gay journalists hired at a major newspaper and worked for the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eAnd the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic \u003c\/i\u003e(1987) and \u003ci\u003eConduct Unbecoming: Lesbians and Gays in the U.S. Military \u003c\/i\u003e(1993).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42696773501165,"sku":"9780312560850","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_c4efd48b-8e06-4a09-88ea-157fdb7a21b4.jpg?v=1649883298","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-mayor-of-castro-street-the-life-times-of-harvey-milk-9780312560850","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}