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.