Charlie Simpson's Apocalypse
by ESZTERHAS, Joe
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1973. First Edition. 8vo. 22cm x 15cm. Publisher's red cloth. Dustjacket. Titled in gilt and silver gilt to spine and front board, clean and bright, in a striking red and yellow dustjacket with very slight wear, a very good copy indeed. 211pp. Internally clean. Fore-edge untrimmed. A compelling New Journalistic reconstruction of the events of a spring day in 1972 in Missouri, where a group of local businessmen went to war with the local undesirables; a group of disillusioned Vietnam veterans planning an anti war parade, the ensuing violence resulted in the deaths of four people. Eszterhas is now better known for being the screenwriter for a slew of 1980's thrillers like "Jagged Edge" and "Basic Instinct", but in the early 1970's he was one of the noted voices of New Journalism, the flowing, narrative, gonzo barrage of informative lyricism that in many ways shaped our understanding of the late 60's and early 70's, most notably in the shape of people like Hunter S. Thompson, and Tom Wolfe.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 63078
- Title
- Charlie Simpson's Apocalypse
- Author
- ESZTERHAS, Joe
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1973
- Bookseller catalogs
- Vietnam;
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- Cloth
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