The Best of Abbie Hoffman

by Abbie Hoffman

Book Overview

The Best of Abbie Hoffman is the inspirational life story of Abbie Hoffman, cofounder of the Yippie movement and one of the most important activists of the twentieth century. Hoffman recounts his growing involvement in the student movement as it rose to national prominence, giving behind-the-scenes details about the historic protests at the 1968 Democratic Convention and subsequent Chicago conspiracy trial, his "levitation" of the Pentagon, and his friendships with other movement leaders. This new edition includes a selection of photographs documenting his continuing activism in the 1980s and a new Afterword by leading historian Howard Zinn about Hoffman's enduring legacy. "This book is a document . . . the autobiography of a bona fide American revolutionary." -- Norman Mailer, from his Introduction

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0941423425
• ISBN13: 9780941423427
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Four Walls Eight Windows
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Long live Abbie, too bad the goverment killed him...

Abbie was a rebel and I am proud to be from the same country as him.He was the first to wear an american flag as a shirt (we see it on shirts, shoes, bandanas, etc now). He was proud to be an american and wanted to keep this country free. Remember all the freedoms we have and what it would be like if no one fought for them.