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Bear : the life and times of Augustus Owsley Stanley III / Robert Greenfield.
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Greenfield, Robert
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English
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First edition.
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New York : Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press, 2016.
©2016
Description
x, 270 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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ML429.S815 G74 2016
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Sound engineers
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United States
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Biography
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Chemists
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United States
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Biography
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LSD (Drug)
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History
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20th century
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Grateful Dead (Musical group)
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Stanley, Owsley 1935-2011
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Summary note
Award winning author and biographer Robert Greenfield brings readers the definitive biography of a Grateful Dead legend Augustus Owsley Stanley III, known better by his nickname, Bear. From extensive interviews with Bear and a major Rolling Stone piece, Greenfield brings readers unparalleled access to one of the most important forces in the rise of the counter-culture of the sixties.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-257), discography (pages 221-232), and index.
Contents
Prologue: the Muir Beach acid test
Bluegrass roots
Growing up absurd
Shape-shifting
Berkeley, 1964
Making acid
Pranksters and Angels
Trips Festival
LA fadeaway
Olompali
Print the legend
Monterey Pop, and beyond
Getting busted
Two festivals
Set up like a bowling pin
Wall of sound
Growing weed
Bear's dream
The land down under
Real love
Old and in the way
A visit from Bear
On the way home
Epilogue: more anthems for the Bear.
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Life and times of Augustus Owsley Stanley III
ISBN
9781250081216 ((hardcover))
1250081211 ((hardcover))
9781250139184 ((trade pbk.))
125013918X ((trade pbk.))
LCCN
2016027613
OCLC
932576611
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