This book remains one of the great works of contemporary journalism and provides the foundation for continuing debates over governmental failure in handling lethal epidemics.
He was perfectly placed to understand the cultural, medical and political impact of the disease on the gay community and United States society as a whole.Īnd the Band Played On exposes why AIDS was allowed to spread while the medical and political authorities ignored and even denied the threat. 1999 by Randy Shilts (Author) 924 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle Edition £5.89 Read with Our Free App Audiobook £0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover £16.49 8 Used from £14.48 3 New from £68.62 Paperback £11.15 4 Used from £9.99 16 New from £9. Shilts interviewed over 1,000 people, weaving together extensive research in the form of personal stories and political reportage. Randy Shilts And the Band Played On Paperback 30 Dec. In 1981, the year when AIDS came to international attention, he quickly devoted himself to reporting on the developing epidemic, one which devastated his community and eventually took his life as well. Randy Shilts was the first openly gay journalist dealing with gay issues for the San Francisco Chronicle.
‘Stunning … An impressively researched and richly detailed narrative.’ - TIME ‘A heroic work of journalism on what must rank as one of the foremost catastrophes of modern history.’ - The New York Times
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