And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic, 20th-Anniversary Edition

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St. Martin's Publishing Group, Nov 27, 2007 - Social Science - 656 pages

Upon its first publication more than twenty years ago, And the Band Played on was quickly recognized as a masterpiece of investigative reporting.

An international bestseller, a nominee for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and made into a critically acclaimed movie, Shilts' expose revealed why AIDS was allowed to spread unchecked during the early 80's while the most trusted institutions ignored or denied the threat. One of the few true modern classics, it changed and framed how AIDS was discussed in the following years. Now republished in a special 20th Anniversary edition, And the Band Played On remains one of the essential books of our time.

 

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Contents

PART I BEHOLD A PALE HORSE
1
PART II BEFORE1980
9
PART III PAVING THE ROAD1981
51
PART IV THE GATHERING DARKNESS1982
113
PART V BATTLE LINESJANUARYJUNE 1983
217
PART VI RITUALSJULYDECEMBER 1983
337
PART VII LIGHTS TUNNELS1984
403
PART VIII THE BUTCHERS BILL1985
505
PART IX EPILOGUEAFTER
583
NOTES ON SOURCES
607
INDEX
615
Copyright

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About the author (2007)

Randy Shilts was born in 1951, in Davenport, Iowa. One of the first openly gay journalists hired at a major newspaper, he worked for the San Francisco Chronicle for thirteen years. He died of AIDS in 1994 at his home in the Sonoma County redwoods in California. He was the author of The Mayor of Castro Street: The Life and Times of Harvey Milk (1982), And the Band Played On: Politics, People and the AIDS Epidemic (1987), and Conduct Unbecoming: Lesbians and Gays in the U.S. Military (1993). He also wrote extensively for many major newspapers and magazines, including The New York Times, Newsweek, Esquire, The Los Angeles Times, and The Advocate. And the Band Played On was made into a docudrama that was broadcast on HBO in 1993.

Bibliographic information

TitleAnd the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic, 20th-Anniversary Edition
AuthorRandy Shilts
Edition2, revised
PublisherSt. Martin's Publishing Group, 2007
ISBN142993039X, 9781429930390
Length656 pages
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History / LGBTQ
History / United States / 20th Century
Medical / History
Social Science / Disease & Health Issues
  
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