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What was Tom Wolfe's first non fiction book?
In 1965, Tom Wolfe published a collection of his articles in this style, The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby, adding to his notability.
What were Tom Wolfe's articles in The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby about?
The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby is the title of Tom Wolfe's first collected book of essays, published in 1965.
What is the Black Panther Party?
The Black Panther Party was a revolutionary political organization founded by Bobby Seale and Huey Newton in October 1966 in Oakland, California.
What did Tom Wolfe do after publishing two essays in 1970?
In 1979, Tom Wolfe published The Right Stuff, an account of the pilots who became America's first astronauts.

Question: What was that about?
Self-contained rewrite: What was Tom Wolfe's The Right Stuff about?