Harvey Milk : his lives and death
(Book)
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Published
New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2018.
Status
Shirlington - Adult Biography
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Published
New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2018.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
viii, 283 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"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 organizer 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.
Subjects
LC Subjects
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.
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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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Faderman, L. (2018). Harvey Milk: his lives and death . Yale University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Faderman, Lillian. 2018. Harvey Milk: His Lives and Death. Yale University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Faderman, Lillian. Harvey Milk: His Lives and Death Yale University Press, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Faderman, Lillian. Harvey Milk: His Lives and Death Yale University Press, 2018.
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