Tripping Through the American Night [Paperback]

Mr Ron Jacobs (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 24, 2011

A collection of essays about life in these United States from a libertarian left perspective. Many of the essays appeared in the journal Counterpunch and cover everything from the resignation of Richard Nixon to the knighthood of Mick Jagger;the war in Vietnam to the debacle in Baghdad; and from the streets of Washington DC to Berkeley, California.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Jacobs' gift (is) his ability to describe world-historic events swirling around him in the simplest, most open-minded and most unfiltered way. -Keith Rosenthal --Socialist Worker

Ron Jacobs is one of my favorite writers.-- author of People's History of Sports In the United States --Dave Zirin

About the Author

Ron Jacobs is the author of The Way the Wind Blew: A History of the Weather Underground (Verso 1997) and the novels Short Order Frame Up and The Co Conspirator's Tale. He is a frequent contributor to the muckraking Counterpunch edited by Alexander Cockburn and Jeffrey St. Clair, Dissident Voice and numerous other journals. His essays, reviews and articles have appeared in web and print journals around the world.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Hanian Media (April 24, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0615481876
• ISBN-13: 978-0615481876
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,739,671 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Raised as a military brat, Ron Jacobs spent many of his child and teen years in US outposts abroad, from Pakistan to Germany. He continued his traveling ways after he left home, hitchhiking around the United States. He writes regularly for Counterpunch, Dissident Voice and other webzines. His essays, articles and reviews have appeared in print and web journals around the world. He currently lives in Burlington, VT.