2013, ISBN: 9780307831668

eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), Auflage, The further adventures of "Dr. Gonzo" as he defends the "cucarachas" -- the Chicanos of East Los Angeles.Before… Mehr…

eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), Auflage, The further adventures of &quot;Dr. Gonzo&quot; as he defends the &quot;cucarachas&quot; -- the Chicanos of East Los Angeles.Before his mysterious disappearance and probable death in 1971, Oscar Zeta Acosta was famous as a Robin Hood Chicano lawyer and notorious as the real-life model for Hunter S. Thompson's &quot;Dr. Gonzo&quot; a fat, pugnacious attorney with a gargantuan appetite for food, drugs, and life on the edge.In this exhilarating sequel to The Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo, Acosta takes us behind the front lines of the militant Chicano movement of the late sixties and early seventies, a movement he served both in the courtroom and on the barricades. Here are the brazen games of &quot;chicken&quot; Acosta played against the Anglo legal establishment; battles fought with bombs as well as writs; and a reluctant hero who faces danger not only from the police but from the vatos locos he champions. What emerges is at once an important political document of a genuine popular uprising and a revealing, hilarious, and moving personal saga. [PU: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group], Seiten: 272, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2013<

ISBN: 9780307831668

The further adventures of "Dr. Gonzo" as he defends the "cucarachas" -- the Chicanos of East Los Angeles.Before his mysterious disappearance and probable death in 1971… Mehr…

The further adventures of "Dr. Gonzo" as he defends the "cucarachas" -- the Chicanos of East Los Angeles.Before his mysterious disappearance and probable death in 1971, Oscar Zeta Acosta was famous as a Robin Hood Chicano lawyer and notorious as the real-life model for Hunter S. Thompson's "Dr. Gonzo" a fat, pugnacious attorney with a gargantuan appetite for food, drugs, and life on the edge.In this exhilarating sequel to The Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo, Acosta takes us behind the front lines of the militant Chicano movement of the late sixties and early seventies, a movement he served both in the courtroom and on the barricades. Here are the brazen games of "chicken" Acosta played against the Anglo legal establishment; battles fought with bombs as well as writs; and a reluctant hero who faces danger not only from the police but from the vatos locos he champions. What emerges is at once an important political document of a genuine popular uprising and a revealing, hilarious, and moving personal saga.; EPUB; History & Transport > Humanities > History: specific events & topics > Social & cultural history, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group<

ISBN: 9780307831668

The further adventures of Dr. Gonzo as he defends the cucarachas -- the Chicanos of East Los Angeles.Before his mysterious disappearance and probable death in 1971, Oscar Zeta Acosta was … Mehr…

The further adventures of Dr. Gonzo as he defends the cucarachas -- the Chicanos of East Los Angeles.Before his mysterious disappearance and probable death in 1971, Oscar Zeta Acosta was famous as a Robin Hood Chicano lawyer and notorious as the real-life model for Hunter S. Thompson's Dr. Gonzo a fat, pugnacious attorney with a gargantuan appetite for food, drugs, and life on the edge.In this exhilarating sequel to The Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo, Acosta takes us behind the front lines of the militant Chicano movement of the late sixties and early seventies, a movement he served both in the courtroom and on the barricades. Here are the brazen games of chicken Acosta played against the Anglo legal establishment; battles fought with bombs as well as writs; and a reluctant hero who faces danger not only from the police but from the vatos locos he champions. What emerges is at once an important political document of a genuine popular uprising and a revealing, hilarious, and moving personal saga. Digital Content>E-books>Social Sciences>Hispanic Studies>Hispanic Studies, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Digital >16<

ISBN: 9780307831668

*The Revolt of the Cockroach People* / epub eBook für 14.99 € / Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Belletristik Medien > Bücher nein eBook als epub eBooks > Belletristik, Knopf Doubleday Publishing… Mehr…

*The Revolt of the Cockroach People* / epub eBook für 14.99 € / Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Belletristik Medien > Bücher nein eBook als epub eBooks > Belletristik, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group<

2013, ISBN: 9780307831668

eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), Auflage, [PU: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group], [ED: 1], Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2013