- AIDS (Disease), History, Political aspects of AIDS (Disease), Social aspects
The blueprint of 20th century investigative journalism. Tracing the course of HIV/AIDS through society; from its earliest as then unknown incarnation, to the height of this 1980s hysteria – the death of Rock Hudson: Shilts's book should be in every High School's final academic examinations coursework reading list, as a compulsory item. An unregrettable read.
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Grave, earnest, classical in form and plot-driven.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- intimateepic
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About the book
- Author
- Randy Shilts
- First published
- 1987
- Pages
- 656
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Griffin, Quality Paperback Book Club, W. Goldmann
- Editions
- 31
- Language
- English, German, Portuguese, Spanish
- ISBN
- 9781788167734
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“Tall sails scraped the deep purple night as rockets burst, flared, and flourished red, white, and blue over the stoic Statue of Liberty.”
Shilts was a pioneering gay American journalist and author. He worked as a freelance reporter for both The Advocate and the San Francisco Chronicle, as well as for San Francisco Bay Area television stations. [Source][1] [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Shilts
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