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The Resource Harvey Milk : his lives and death, Lillian Faderman

Harvey Milk : his lives and death, Lillian Faderman

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"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. Before finding his calling as a politician, however, Harvey variously tried being a schoolteacher, a securities analyst on Wall Street, a supporter of Barry Goldwater, a Broadway theater assistant, a bead-wearing hippie, the operator of a camera store and organiser of the local business community in San Francisco. He rejected Judaism as a religion, but he was deeply influenced by the cultural values of his Jewish upbringing and his understanding of anti-Semitism and the Holocaust. His early influences and his many personal and professional experiences finally came together when he decided to run for elective office as the forceful champion of gays, racial minorities, women, working people, the disabled, and senior citizens. In his last five years, he focused all of his tremendous energy on becoming a successful public figure with a distinct political voice."--Dust jacket
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
viii, 283 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Contents
  • Introduction
  • Part 1 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
  • Part 4 Martyr. "If a bullet should enter my brain ..." ; Aftermath
  • Epilogue: Harvey Milk's legacy
Isbn
9780300222616
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Harvey Milk : his lives and death
Title
Harvey Milk
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his lives and death
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Lillian Faderman
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Author
Subject
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Language
eng
Summary
"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. Before finding his calling as a politician, however, Harvey variously tried being a schoolteacher, a securities analyst on Wall Street, a supporter of Barry Goldwater, a Broadway theater assistant, a bead-wearing hippie, the operator of a camera store and organiser of the local business community in San Francisco. He rejected Judaism as a religion, but he was deeply influenced by the cultural values of his Jewish upbringing and his understanding of anti-Semitism and the Holocaust. His early influences and his many personal and professional experiences finally came together when he decided to run for elective office as the forceful champion of gays, racial minorities, women, working people, the disabled, and senior citizens. In his last five years, he focused all of his tremendous energy on becoming a successful public figure with a distinct political voice."--Dust jacket
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A lively and engaging biography of the first openly gay man elected to public office in the United States, a man fiercely committed to protecting all minorities
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Biography type
individual biography
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10665321
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Faderman, Lillian
Dewey number
306
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • plates
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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True
Series statement
Jewish lives
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  • Milk, Harvey
  • Gay politicians
  • Politicians
  • Gay men
  • Jewish men
  • Gay liberation movement
  • Jewish gays
  • Jewish politicians
Target audience
adult
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his lives and death
Label
Harvey Milk : his lives and death, Lillian Faderman
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Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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volume
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nc
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txt
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rdacontent
Contents
Introduction -- Part 1 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 -- Part 4 Martyr. "If a bullet should enter my brain ..." ; Aftermath -- Epilogue: Harvey Milk's legacy
Control code
000063913449
Dimensions
22 cm.
Extent
viii, 283 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780300222616
Lccn
2017958760
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
Other physical details
illustrations
Label
Harvey Milk : his lives and death, Lillian Faderman
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction -- Part 1 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 -- Part 4 Martyr. "If a bullet should enter my brain ..." ; Aftermath -- Epilogue: Harvey Milk's legacy
Control code
000063913449
Dimensions
22 cm.
Extent
viii, 283 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780300222616
Lccn
2017958760
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
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illustrations

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