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[[File:Abbie Hoffman visiting the University of Oklahoma circa 1969.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Hoffman at a Vietnam War protest]]
[[File:Abbie Hoffman visiting the University of Oklahoma circa 1969.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Hoffman at a Vietnam War protest]]
'''Abbot Howard "Abbie" Hoffman''' (November 30, 1936 - April 12, 1989) was a [[leftist]] political activist, anarchist and writer who founded the [[Youth International Party]] (Yippies).<ref>ATTAC Terror Report, [http://www.attacreport.com/ar_terror/tframe.php?region=namerica&group=yip Youth International Party].</ref> He was one of the key figures in the [[Chicago Seven Trial]]. One of his trademarks was wearing a shirt patterned after the American Flag, which was ironic due to his being extremely anti-American.
'''Abbot Howard "Abbie" Hoffman''' (November 30, 1936 - April 12, 1989) was a [[leftist]] political activist, anarchist and writer who founded the [[Youth International Party]] (Yippies).<ref>ATTAC Terror Report, [http://www.attacreport.com/ar_terror/tframe.php?region=namerica&group=yip Youth International Party].</ref> He was one of the key figures in the [[Chicago Seven Trial]]. One of his trademarks was wearing a shirt patterned after the American Flag, which was ironic due to his being extremely anti-American.
Hoffman is well known for having authored the counter-culture book ''Steal This Book''.
==Early life==
==Early life==
==Later life and death==
==Later life and death==
He went underground in 1973 to avoid being convicted in a drug bust. The coroner ruled Hoffman's death at the age of 63 on April 12, 1989, a suicide caused by a lethal combination of [[alcohol]] and prescription medications. Hoffman authored the countercultural book ''Steal This Book''.
He went underground in 1973 to avoid being convicted in a drug bust. The coroner ruled Hoffman's death at the age of 63 on April 12, 1989, a suicide caused by a lethal combination of [[alcohol]] and prescription medications.
==Works==
* Revolution For the Hell of It, (1968)
* Woodstock Nation: A Talk-Rock Album, (1969)
* Steal This Book, (1971)
* Vote! A Record, A Dialogue, A Manifesto, (1972)
* To America With Love: Letters From the Underground, (1976)
* Soon to Be a Major Motion Picture, (1980)
* Square Dancing in the Ice Age: Underground Writings, (1982)
* Steal This Urine Test: Fighting Drug Hysteria in America, (1987)
* Preserving Disorder: The Faking of the President 1988, (1999)
==References==
==References==