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After watching Milk, I realized there was a lot I didn't know about this time in history, even though I had seen the documentary in the mid-nineties and remember a paragraph or two from my American History book. I approached this book thinking it would be informative and somewhat dry, but was surprised at how in depth, accessible and fun to read it was. It's apparent that Shilts did a great deal of research and was able to get at Milk from many angles, which rounded him out as a figure -- Shilts
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I moved to San Francisco in 1979, Harvey Milk was assassinated on my 20th birthday, the year before. I bought this book 37 years after the assassination, but the history hardly felt like history to me, but current events.
Harvey Milk, from a very young age, knew he wouldn’t live to see 50, but had he lived, he would have been 85 years old last year. That’s a giant if: had Dan White not murdered him, it’s unlikely AIDS would have spared him. He wasn’t perfect, but Randy Shilts and Harvey Milk wer ...more
Harvey Milk, from a very young age, knew he wouldn’t live to see 50, but had he lived, he would have been 85 years old last year. That’s a giant if: had Dan White not murdered him, it’s unlikely AIDS would have spared him. He wasn’t perfect, but Randy Shilts and Harvey Milk wer ...more
This is one of the best biographies/non-fiction books I've ever read. I really think everyone (especially LGBT) interested in humanism, populism, equality, and democracy should read this book. It kept me gripped and fascinated through an entire 8 hour United Airlines flight (no small feet). A long-time hero of mine, Harvey Milk is now solidified in my pantheon of wonderful people. This man was and always will be, an inspiration. Let's hope that after reading this, we all can be inspired to do wh
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