Abbie Hoffman, American Rebel

by Marty Jezer

Book Overview

In this sympathetic history of a maligned decade, Marty Jezer, a fellow antiwar activist, details Abbie Hoffman's humor, manic energy, depressive spells, political skills, & above all, his incurable & still contagious optimism. He presents a thoughtful, solidly researched biography of the wildly creative & iconoclastic Yippie, portraying Hoffman as a fresh force in American political culture. Jezer surveys in detail the politics, philosophies, & struggles...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813520177
• ISBN13: 9780813520179
• Release Date: June 1993
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 16 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 10 and higher

Customer Reviews

Steal This Rebel

The book's great. A complete account of the life and times of one of the 1960's New Left's major characters.