The mayor of Castro Street

the life & times of Harvey Milk

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388 pages

English language

Published Sept. 28, 1988 by St. Martin's Press.

ISBN:
978-0-312-01900-6
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The Mayor of Castro Street is a 1982 biography of Harvey Milk, written by Randy Shilts.

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reviewed The mayor of Castro Street by Randy Shilts (Stonewall Inn editions ;)

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After finishing the book, I feel that I have a good understanding of who Harvey Milk was and what he represented. I started the book not knowing who he was. If you want a complete understanding of who he was, this book will work.

I am only giving it 3/5 because I feel that author padded the page count. It felt like a 250 page book that was dragged out for 350+ pages. There surely is a better Harvey Milk biography than this one.

reviewed The mayor of Castro Street by Randy Shilts (Stonewall Inn editions ;)

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I picked this up because it fits into my interest in politics as well as my interest in SF history. I expected it to be primarily about Harvey Milk, but it really doubles as a history of the city during the seventies, and touches on modern-seeming topics including gentrification, rent control, activism v. power, etc. Well worth a read even if you're not particularly interested in gay rights or Milk himself (though you'll find that part interesting as well).

Subjects

  • Milk, Harvey
  • Gay liberation movement -- California -- San Francisco
  • Politicians -- California -- San Francisco -- Biography
  • San Francisco (Calif.) -- Politics and government
  • San Francisco (Calif.) -- Biography