Title Haight-Ashbury, psychedelics, and the birth of acid rock / Robert J. Campbell ; revised and edited by David P. Szatmary.

Publication Info.	Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, [2023]
	©2023

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Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department	306.4842 CAMPBELL, R.	Check Shelf

Description	xi, 238 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Series	Excelsior editions
	Excelsior editions.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-229) and index.
Contents	Setting the stage -- The circle widens -- The psychdelic (R) evolutioin: Timothy Leary, Richard Alpert, and the Beat Generation -- Moving to the West Coast: the Kesey Wing -- The '60s at Berkeley: civil rights and free speech -- Precursors to the Haight: the Red Dog Saloon -- The flowering of the Haight: Haight-Ashbury happens -- Acid rock: the folk roots -- The trip intensifies -- The decline of the psychedelic consciousness -- The psychedelic legacy.
Summary	"Illuminates the beginnings, downfall, and legacy of the acid-inspired, spontaneous, and playful approach to life and music in the Haight-Ashbury from 1964-1967"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject	Rock music -- Social aspects -- California -- San Francisco -- History -- 20th century.
	Psychedelic rock music -- History and criticism.
	Rock music -- 1961-1970 -- History and criticism.
	Hallucinogenic drugs -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
	Hippies -- California -- San Francisco -- History -- 20th century.
	Merry Pranksters.
	Haight-Ashbury (San Francisco, Calif.) -- History.
	Hippies. (OCoLC)fst00957243
	Psychedelic rock music. (OCoLC)fst01080980
	Rock music. (OCoLC)fst01099204
	Rock music -- Social aspects. (OCoLC)fst01099230
	California -- San Francisco. (OCoLC)fst01204481
	California -- San Francisco -- Haight-Ashbury. (OCoLC)fst01322893
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Chronological Term	1900-1999
Genre/Form	Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Added Author	Szatmary, David P., 1951- editor.
ISBN	9781438493367 (paperback)
	1438493363 (paperback)
	9781438493350 (ebook)

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