When a pig is nominated for President of the United States against its will, it takes to the Appalachian Trail to outrun the government. Based loosely on the true story of a pig nominated for President in 1968! A hilarious and poignant novel based on the true story of Pigasus, the pig that would be President! America is more divided than ever. and much seems lost in 1968. The nation finds itself hungry for a new kind of leadership, one that, if it can't bridge the divide, can at least add pork to the barrel. A new political party rises from the chaos and its candidate (a pig!) is nominated on national TV. But the pig is not safe, man! It is messing with the machine! Its nominating party wants to barbecue it. The government is hunting it as evidence. The meatpackers circling Chicago seek its bi-products. And caught among them are two Vietnam one who believes America will elect the pig and vows to defend it with his life, and the other who does neither. Only a narrow escape over the most unlikely of routes offers the trio any hope of longevity, but they must survive it first.
