Did It!

From Yippie to Yuppie: Jerry Rubin, An American Revolutionary

Pat Thomas

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English

Fantagraphics
28 September 2017

Biography: historical, political & military; History of the Americas; Social & cultural history; Revolutionary groups & movements

The author of Listen, Whitey! The sights & sounds of Black Power 1965-1975 now chronicles the 1960's and '70's through they eyes of Yippie Jerry Rubin Did It! From Yippie to Yuppie: Jerry Rubin, an American Revolutionary is an oversized oral & visual history of the infamous and ubiquitous Rubin — the first ever biography of the co-founder of the Yippies, Anti-Vietnam War radical, Chicago 8 defendant, New Age/Self Help proponent, and social-networking pioneer. After a surfeit of books about Abbie Hoffman, here's the first ever biography of his Yippie running mate Jerry Rubin! Based upon over 75 original interviews with his co-conspirators, friends and foes, this book not only explores the life and times of Rubin, but the generation that consisted of idealistic firebrands in the 1960s, segued into the Me generation in the 1970s, and became full blown capitalists engaged in the 1980s.

Those interviewed include fellow Chicago 8 Defendants, participants in the Berkeley Free Speech Movement; Paul Krassner, Judy Gumbo, Nancy Kurshan, John & Leni Sinclair, Bobby Seale, Rennie Davis, Lee Weiner, Country Joe McDonald and dozens more reveal, in their own words, vibrant stories of the era. Often left out in histories of the radical sixties, twenty women speak out in their own voice! Also chronicled is the 1970's New Age Movement with commentary from Stella Resnick, Werner Erhard, Mimi Leonard and others.

Bizarre interactions with luminaries including Allen Ginsberg, Bob Dylan, Timothy Leary, and John Lennon are described via interviews and diaries (found in Rubin's personal archives and published here for the first time) along with photographs and correspondence with Norman Mailer, Eldridge Cleaver, Mayor Daley and the Weathermen. Also explored is the oft-misunderstood relationship between Rubin and his partner-in-crime Abbie Hoffman with controversial insights into their Yippie vs. Yuppie debates.

By: Pat Thomas
Imprint: Fantagraphics
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 305mm, Width: 279mm, Spine: 63mm
ISBN: 9781606998922
ISBN 10: 1606998927
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 28 September 2017
Recommended Age: From 16
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Pat Thomas is the author of Listen, Whitey! The Sights & Sounds of Black Power 1965-1975, Did It! Jerry Rubin: An American Revolutionary, and co-editor of Invitation to Openness: The Jazz & Soul Photography of Les McCann 1960-1980. In co-operation with the Estate of Allen Ginsberg, Thomas edited the visual tome Material Wealth: The Personal Archives of Allen Ginsberg, with a forward by poet Anne Waldman, which won a PEN award in 2024. Thomas was the co-editor of Ernie in Kovacsland: Drawings, and Photographs from Television's Original Genius and Grievous Angels, Trout Masks, and American Beauties: 1970s Rock & Roll Photography of Ginny Winn with an introduction by Maria Muldaur. He lives on America's left coast. Jerry Rubin (1938-1994) was an American social activist, anti-Vietnam War leader, enemy of Richard Nixon and countercultural icon during the 1960s and 1970s. In the 1980s, he pioneered social-networking parties at Studio 54.

Reviews for Did It!: From Yippie to Yuppie: Jerry Rubin, An American Revolutionary

This tome is a unique oral and visual history heavy enough to sink into your coffee table. An eye-opener for those who remember the '60s; for everyone else, a welcome introduction to that tumultuous time as illustrated through one of its most memorable personalities. Creatively presented in an anecdotal scrapbook style combining text, posters, flyers, diaries, calendars, photographs, and assorted ephemera, Thomas captures electrifying moments from the last half century of American history. Brimming with photographs, clippings, pages from Rubin's daybooks, and interviews with myriad counterculture figures, this large volume chronicles Rubin's life from his traditional Jewish upbringing through his raucous antiwar and antiestablishment activism and transformation into a capitalist investor or, as many said, 'sellout.' Thomas' tribute is as dynamic as its subject. In this beautifully designed coffee-table scrapbook, Thomas has stitched together one of the most exciting countercultural chronicles. Did It! is not only an important historical document, it's a deeply engaging and entertaining book. Did It! is a big, gorgeous book about Sixties/Seventies cultural revolutionary superstar, Jerry Rubin that finally accords him his place in American history.