
The Most Dangerous Man in America
Timothy Leary, Richard Nixon and the Hunt for the Fugitive King of LSD
By: Steven L. Davis, Bill Minutaglio
Paperback | 21 January 2021 | Edition Number 1
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Aided by the radical Weather Underground, Leary's escape from prison is the counterculture's union of "dope and dynamite," aimed at sparking a revolution and overthrowing the government. Inside the Oval Office, President Richard Nixon drinks his way through sleepless nights as he expands the war in Vietnam and plots to unleash the United States government against his ever-expanding list of domestic enemies. Antiwar demonstrators are massing by the tens of thousands; homemade bombs are exploding everywhere; Black Panther leaders are threatening to burn down the White House; and all the while Nixon obsesses
About the Author
Steven L. Davis was born in 1963 and grew up in Dallas, Texas. He is the author of two books: Texas Literary Outlaws: Six Writers in the Sixties and Beyond and J. Frank Dobie: A Liberated Mind. Davis is a long-time curator at the Wittliff Collections at Texas State University-San Marcos, which holds the literary papers of many writers. Davis has also edited several books for publication and he is a member of the Texas Institute of Letters.
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ISBN: 9781529328202
ISBN-10: 1529328209
Published: 21st January 2021
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 400
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: John Murray
Country of Publication: GB
Edition Number: 1
Dimensions (cm): 2.9 x 19.7 x 13.1
Weight (kg): 0.29
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