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Title:The Best of Abbie Hoffman
Author:Abbie Hoffman
Format:Paperback
Page:440 pages
ISBN:0941423425

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 s 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


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Abbott Howard Abbie Hoffman was a social and political activist in the United States who co founded the Youth International Party Yippies Later he became a fugitive from the law, who lived under an alias following a conviction for dealing cocaine.Hoffman was arrested and tried for conspiracy and inciting to riot as a result of his role in protests that led to violent confrontations with pol Abbott Howard Abbie Hoffman was a social and political activist in the United States who co founded the Youth International Party Yippies Later he became a fugitive from the law, who lived under an alias following a conviction for dealing cocaine.Hoffman was arrested and tried for conspiracy and inciting to riot as a result of his role in protests that led to violent confrontations with police during the 1968 Democratic National Convention, along with Jerry Rubin, David Dellinger, Tom Hayden, Rennie Davis, John Froines, Lee Weiner and Bobby Seale The group was known collectively as the Chicago Eight when Seale s prosecution was separated from the others, they became known as the Chicago Seven.Hoffman came to prominence in the 1960s, and continued practicing his activism in the 1970s, and has remained a symbol of the youth rebellion and radical activism of that era In his 1980 autobiography, Soon to Be a Major Motion Picture, he described himself as an anarchist



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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 o
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