Upon it\'s first publication twenty years ago, And The Band Played on was quickly recognized as a masterpiece of investigative reporting.
One of the few true modern classics, it changed and framed how AIDS was disc.
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.
Upon it\'s first publication twenty years ago, And The Band Played on was quickly recognized as a masterpiece of investigative reporting