Book
Ransoming pagan babies: the selected writings of Warren Hinckle / Warren Hinckle ; edited by Emmerich Anklam and Steve Wasserman ; copyright holder, Linda J. Corso.
Record details
- ISBN: 1597144169
- ISBN: 9781597144162
- Physical Description: xii, 497 pages ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Berkeley, CA : Heyday, [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index (pages 479-492). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The narrow door -- On the ramparts -- Peculiar and dangerous -- Maoists in limerick -- Metropoly. |
| Summary, etc.: | "From his galvanizing exposés in Ramparts magazine to his hand in inventing gonzo, Warren Hinckle upended twentieth-century investigative reporting and gave it new provocation and zest. In the first career-spanning collection of writings by this key figure of American journalism, Ransoming Pagan Babies contains an astonishing thematic sweep: Joseph Mitchell–esque portraits of old San Francisco and its characters; insightful reporting on conflicts in Selma, Northern Ireland, and Vietnam; forays into local politics; and piercing depictions of a Bay Area riven by inequality and assassination. Reading Hinckle drops the reader into the heart of history—and, just as importantly, it's fun. Hinckle wrote about his subjects with bluster, tenacity, heart, and a desire for adventure and justice. This book is the first to capture his swashbuckling energy and expansive talent in a single volume."--Amazon.com. |
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| Subject: | Authors, American > 20th century. American essays > 20th century. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at GRPL.
