A collection of essays by women who grew up with the counterculture ideals of the 1960s that discuss how their childhoods failed or succeeded in preparing them for adulthood.

A look into the hippie revolution of San Francisco during the '60s, and how the free love and music turned into a life of drug use, violence, and broken dreams.

A previously unpublished photo series by Irwin Klein of northern New Mexican counterculture communes from 1967-1971 blended with modern essays on the topic.

In the 1960s and early 1970s a dizzying array of musical artists congregated in Laurel Canyon to create much of the music that provided the soundtrack to those turbulent times. But there was a dark side to that scene as well. Many didn't make it out alive, and many of those deaths remain shrouded in mystery to this day. Charles Manson was integrated into the scene more than most would care to admit, as well as various political operatives, up-and-coming...

"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"--

"The Arkansas Ozarks, though off the beaten path, are not often thought of as a counterculture haven. In Hipbillies, though, Jared Phillips brings to life the story of the "back to the landers" in the 1960s and 1970s, providing the first scholarly discussion of this group in the area. By weaving the story of the Ozarks and its population of country hippies into the national narrative, Phillips highlights how both the region and the counterculture...