The Revolt of the Cockroach People

Re-Saturday Review of LiteratureOscar Acosta disappeared in Mexico in 1974, not 1971 (the year of his trip to Las Vegas with Dr. Thompson).

This is the most realistic book I have ever seen about Mexican American hippies in Aztlan, the Chicanos of the 1960's neo-freedom movements. It will surely become a collector's item worth saving in this era of gung-ho Americanism which does not know the kind of objectivity Acosta displays with regard to how we think and why we believe as we do. Hunter S. Thompson described the author better than I can in his introduction to the book, highlighting his uniqueness while lamenting his untimely passing. I will write more after I give the book a more thorough second reading.

Acosta's Gonzo jurnalistic approach to the events occuring in the turbulent 60's and 70's in Californa will burn a lasting impression in your mind. A clear look into the world of minorities struggeling for their view of the American dream.

A man searching for an identity in the legal profession, with Hunter S. Thompson and in El Paso. Discovers that he is A Brown Buffalo, A Chicano.