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" The autobiography of a brown buffalo / "
Oscar Zeta Acosta ; introduction by Hunter S. Thompson ; afterword by Marco Acosta.
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BL
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1025549
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b779919
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| Main Entry
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Acosta, Oscar Zeta.
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| Title & Author
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The autobiography of a brown buffalo /\ Oscar Zeta Acosta ; introduction by Hunter S. Thompson ; afterword by Marco Acosta.
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| Edition Statement
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1st Vintage books ed.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Vintage Books,, 1989.
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204 pages :: illustrations ;; 21 cm
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| ISBN
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0679722130
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: 9780679722137
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| Notes
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Reprint. Originally published: San Francisco : Straight Arrow Books, 1972.
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| Abstract
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"Before his mysterious disappearance and probable death in 1971, Oscar Zeta Acosta was famous as a Robin Hood Chicano layer 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. Written with uninhibited candor and manic energy, this book is Acosta's own account of coming of age as a Chicano in the psychedelic sixties, of taking on impossible cases while breaking all tile rules of courtroom conduct, and of scrambling headlong in search of a personal and cultural identity. It is a landmark of contemporary Hispanic-American literature, at once ribald, surreal, and unmistakably authentic."--Cover.
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A Mexican-American documents his search for identity which led him to liquour, drugs, the psychedelic culture, and the psychiatrist.
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Acosta, Oscar Zeta.
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Acosta, Oscar Zeta.
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Acosta, Oscar Zeta.
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Mexican Americans-- West (U.S.), Biography.
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Mexican Americans-- West (U.S.)-- Ethnic identity.
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Popular culture-- United States-- History-- 20th century.
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Américains d'origine mexicaine-- États-Unis (Ouest), Biographies.
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Américains d'origine mexicaine-- États-Unis (Ouest)-- Identité ethnique.
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Culture populaire-- États-Unis-- Histoire-- 20e siècle.
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Mexican Americans-- Ethnic identity.
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Mexican Americans.
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Popular culture.
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West (U.S.), Biography.
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États-Unis (Ouest), Biographies.
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United States.
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West United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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978/.0046872073
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978/.0046872/0092B
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| LC Classification
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CT275.A186A3 1989
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| NLM classification
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18.06bcl
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