Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction 1
4. Part 1. A Nice Jewish Boy
5. 1. The Milchs 9
6. 2. Deep, Dark Secrets 20
7. 3. Drifting 34
8. 4. Will-o’-the-Wisps 52
9. Part 2. “They Call Me the Mayor of Castro Street”
10. 5. “Who Is This Mr. Yoyo?” 69
11. 6. Learning to Put Up the Chairs 85
12. 7. Strike Two 98
13. 8. Milk vs. the Machine 111
14. Part 3. A Serious Political Animal
15. 9. Victory! 133
16. 10. Supervisor Milk 153
17. 11. Leading 168
18. 12. Dark Clouds Gathering 186
19. Part 4. Martyr
20. 13. “If a bullet should enter my brain . . .” 205
21. 14. Aftermath 217
22. Epilogue: Harvey Milk’s Legacy 229
23. Acknowledgments 237
24. Notes 241
25. Index 277