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Genre/Form: | Biographies Biography |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Stoner, Andrew E. Journalist of Castro Street : the life of Randy Shilts. Urbana ; Chicago ; Springfield : University ofIllinois Press, c2019 235 pages (DLC) 2019013277 |
Named Person: | Randy Shilts; Randy Shilts |
Material Type: | Biography, Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Andrew E Stoner; ProQuest (Firme) |
ISBN: | 9780252042485 0252042484 9780252051326 0252051327 |
OCLC Number: | 1108289667 |
Description: | 1 ressource en ligne (235 pages) |
Responsibility: | AndrewE. Stoner. |
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"[In The Journalist of Castro Street] we get to discover Shilts, as if in real time, as he discovers himself, one page at a time." --A&U Magazine "The Journalist of Castro Street is the result of copious research and interviewing." --The Gay & Lesbian Review "The Journalist of Castro Street is a moving biography of a journalist and his life's work. . . . This is an excellent piece of writing." --Seattle Book Review "A sympathetic, first-rate narrative of one of the most notable journalists of our time. Stoner captures the passions and imperfections of both the fearless writer and the gay-rights crusader."--Patrick Lee Plaisance, author of Virtue in Media: The Moral Psychology of Excellence in News and Public Relations "A serious account of the life of one of the twentieth century's most divisive gay figures." --Times Literary Supplement "A major contribution to gay history." --Booklist "[The Journalist of Castro Street] is an important addition to the HIV/AIDS archive, particularly thanks to its careful discussion of political figures like Harvey Milk, George Moscone, Dan White, and Gaetan Dugas." --Media History "Stoner has crafted an amazingly exhaustive biography of Shilts . . . Through interviews, oral histories, Shilts's own journals, and archival materials, Stoner provides a deeper, more nuanced understanding of Shilts, his work, his advocacy, and his legacy." --Journalism History Read more...

