The Mayor of Castro Street: The Life and Times of Harvey Milk

Randy Shilts tells the life of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man elected to public office in California, as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977. The book describes his move to the Castro, his early campaigns, the growth of the gay community, the political fights, and his assassination in 1978 by Dan White.

It is for readers of biography and LGBTQ history. It is a detailed and moving account of a leader and a time.

Clear-cut; a moderate read.

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