Ruth Coker Burks; Kevin Carr O'Leary - All The Young Men: A Memoir of Love, AIDS, and Chosen Family in the American South

Trapeze, London, 2021. First UK Edition, Softcover. New Book. 9781409189114 23cm x 15cm. [vii], 355 pages. Pictorial wrappers. "Ruth Coker Burks was a young single mum in Hot Springs, Arkansas who cared for people with AIDS when no one else would in the 1980s and 1990s. With no medical background, Ruth single-handedly created a network of care, and saw to the final resting places of roughly a thousand men abandoned by families and neglected by medical professionals. For 30 years, Ruth has been an advocate for the LGBTQ community. She currently resides in Northwest Arkansas." (publisher's biographical note) Multiple copies available this title. Quantity Available: 3. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Biography & Autobiography; LGBTIQ+ Gay Studies; Medicine & Health. ISBN/EAN: 9781409189114. Inventory No: 0015179.