The Gravest Show on Earth: America in the Age of AIDS by Elinor Burkett


The Gravest Show on Earth: America in the Age of AIDS
Title : The Gravest Show on Earth: America in the Age of AIDS
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ISBN : 0312146078
ISBN-10 : 9780312146078
Language : English
Format Type : Paperback
Number of Pages : 398
Publication : First published October 23, 1995

A combination social history and an indictment that offers the claim that "AIDS never got to be simply a disease" provides a look at the key players in the AIDS epidemic, such as Kimberly Bergalis, Dr. Robert Gallo, Pedro Zamora, and ACT UP, among others. Reprint.


The Gravest Show on Earth: America in the Age of AIDS Reviews


  • Joelle Lewis

    Brutal. This book was absolutely brutal. I'm reeling so hard I can't even do a proper review.

  • Tyler

    A neat exposé of the various misfires in the reaction to the AIDS epidemic. The usual suspects are at work. Advances in the give the urgency a dated feel.