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Can you enjoy this without any significant knowledge of American politics in 1972?

Eric Brown You can absolutely enjoy Hunter's writing throughout, and as you get through the book, you'll probably learn enough about who Eugene McCarthy, Ed Musk…moreYou can absolutely enjoy Hunter's writing throughout, and as you get through the book, you'll probably learn enough about who Eugene McCarthy, Ed Muskie and the rest are to grok the gest of the thing. But the book is written for a contemporary audience who already knew a good deal about these people, and American political history from 1963 on is really important to understanding why Hunter and the Freak/Youth/Left scenes are so disillusioned with politics. To better understand that, I'd recommend a book like Rick Perlstein's Nixonland, that elegantly captures the era and its numerous conflicts.(less)

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