NMLP P-031599 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test

Tom Wolfe · Farrar, Straus and Giroux (New York) · 1968

Farrar, Straus and Giroux US (1968) is the true first; Weidenfeld & Nicolson issued the UK edition. The defining New Journalism chronicle of Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters. Confirm the 'First printing, 1968' statement on the copyright page.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-031599 for "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test" by Tom Wolfe (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-031599, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).