Bear : the life and times of Augustus Owsley Stanley III / Robert Greenfield.

Author
Greenfield, Robert [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
First edition.
Published/​Created
  • New York : Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press, 2016.
  • ©2016
Description
x, 270 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

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    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.
    Other title(s)
    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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