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Harvey Milk : his lives and death

Harvey Milk : his lives and death

Faderman, Lillian, author.
Book 2018

"Harvey Milk--eloquent, charismatic, and a smart-aleck--was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977, but he had not even served a full year in office when he was shot by a homophobic fellow supervisor. Milk's assassination at the age of forty-eight made him the most famous gay man in modern history; twenty years later Time magazine included him on its list of the hundred most influential individuals of the twentieth century. Bef...

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Gay liberation movement California San Francisco History 20th century
Gay men California San Francisco Biography
Gay politicians California San Francisco Biography
Jewish men California San Francisco Biography
Milk, Harvey
Politicians California San Francisco Biography
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ISBN:
9780300222616
Description:
viii, 283 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents:
Introduction
Part I A nice Jewish boy. The Milchs ; Deep, dark secrets ; Drifting ; Will-o'-the-wisps
Part 2 "They call me the mayor of Castro street". "Who is this Mr. Yoyo?" ; Learning to put up the chairs ; Strike two ; Milk vs. the machine
Part 3 A serious political animal. Victory ; Supervisor Milk ; Leading ; Dark clouds gathering ; "If a bullet should enter my brain ..." ; Aftermath
Epilogue: Harvey Milk's legacy
LCCN:
2017958760
Control Number:
2507426
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