For the Hell of It
eBook - ePub

For the Hell of It

The Life and Times of Abbie Hoffman

  1. 315 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

For the Hell of It

The Life and Times of Abbie Hoffman

About this book

As cultural revolutionary, media celebrity, Yippie, lost soul, and tragic suicide, Abbie Hoffman embodied the contradictions of his era. In this riveting new biography, Jonah Raskin draws on his own twenty-year relationship with Hoffman; hundreds of interviews with friends, family members, and former comrades; and careful scrutiny of FBI files, court records, and public documents. For the Hell of It is a must-read not only for those interested in this ultimate iconoclast, but also for all who seek a fuller understanding of Abbie Hoffman's America.


As cultural revolutionary, media celebrity, Yippie, lost soul, and tragic suicide, Abbie Hoffman embodied the contradictions of his era. In this riveting new biography, Jonah Raskin draws on his own twenty-year relationship with Hoffman; hundreds of inter

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. CONTENTS
  5. ILLUSTRATIONS
  6. PERSONS INTERVIEWED
  7. FOREWORD by ERIC FONER
  8. “I’M ABBIE HOFFMAN”
  9. chapter one BAD BEHAVIOR
  10. chapter two A THOUSAND FACES
  11. chapter three CIVIL RIGHTS AND WRONGS
  12. chapter four WHITE MISCHIEF, BLACK POWER
  13. chapter five DEATH OF A SALESMAN, BIRTH OF A HIPPIE
  14. chapter six THE MYTHIC REVOLUTIONARY
  15. chapter seven THE APOTHEOSIS OF ABBIE HOFFMAN
  16. chapter eight BUSY BEING BORN, BUSY DYING
  17. chapter nine FIRE IN A CROWDED COURTROOM
  18. chapter ten AMERICAN ARMAGEDDON
  19. chapter eleven THE LONGEST GOOD-BYE
  20. EPILOGUE A CAUTIONARY NOTE
  21. BIBLIOGRAPHIC ESSAY AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  22. BIBLIOGRAPHY
  23. INDEX