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.
- ISBN10 0520213793
- ISBN13 9780520213791
- Publish Date 28 May 1998 (first published December 1996)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 21 May 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of California Press
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 315
- Language English