num_pages: 368
description: 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, &amp; above all, his incurable &amp; still contagious optimism. He presents a thoughtful, solidly researched biography of the wildly creative &amp; iconoclastic Yippie, portraying Hoffman as a fresh force in American political culture. Jezer surveys in detail the politics, philosophies, &amp; struggles of the antiwar movement."... Abbie, more than any other radical, showed potheads how to demonstrate and radicals how to dance." -- Chicago Tribune"... deeply sympathetic and scrupulously detached-a triumph of judicious empathy." -- MARTIN DUBERMAN, Distinguished Professor of History, Lehman/The Graduate School, C.U.N.Y."... details Hoffman's humor, manic energy, depressive spells, political skills, and above all, his Incurable and still contagious optimism." -- Entertainment Weekly"Here's the Abbie I knew and loved! Marty Jezer has captured him in all his complexity, dedication, humor, and heart." -- ANITA HOFFMAN
language: English
title: Abbie Hoffman: American Rebel
titlecomplete: Abbie Hoffman: American Rebel
genres: History, Biography, Nonfiction, Biography Memoir
ratings_count: 51
publisher: Rutgers University Press