
The Prankster and the Conspiracy
The Story of Kerry Thornley and How He Met Oswald and Inspired the Counterculture
Adam Gorightly(Author)
Paraview Press
Published on 1. November 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
292 pages
978-1-931044-66-0 (ISBN)
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One of the 1960s counterculture's most fascinating characters was Kerry Wendell Thornley -- a writer, philosopher, Zen dishwasher, enlightened prankster, and, possibly, an Oswald double with disturbing ties to the Kennedy assassination.
A lifelong provocateur, Thornley was linked to many of the fringe elements of the time. He helped create the spoof religion called the Discordian Society and its tract, the Principia Discordia. He coined the term "paganism" to describe various nature religions. And he befriended Robert Anton Wilson, inspired the Illuminatus, and gave his anarchic support to the Bavarian Illuminati, a brilliant prank.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
478 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-931044-66-0 (9781931044660)
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Prankster and the Conspiracy
The Story of Kerry Thornley and How He Met Oswald and Inspired the Counterculture
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