{"product_id":"the-last-great-dream-how-bohemians-became-hippies-and-created-the-sixties-hardcover","title":"The Last Great Dream: How Bohemians Became Hippies and Created the Sixties - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDennis McNally\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"McNally masterfully combines many disparate lineages of political, social, art, and pop history into one singular, sweeping portrait. The result is a stunning vision of a broad and powerful idealism that gripped the world for more than two decades.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Long Strange Trip \u003c\/i\u003eand the publicist of the Grateful Dead, a riveting social history of everything that led up to the 1960s counterculture movement. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Few cities represent the countercultural movement of the 1960s more than San Francisco. By that decade, the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood was home to self-branded \"freaks\" (dubbed \"hippies\" by the media) who created the world's first psychedelic neighborhood--an alchemical chamber for social transformation. They rejected a large part of the traditional American identity, passing over American exceptionalism, consumerism, misogyny, and militarism in favor of creativity, mind-body connection, peace, and love of all things. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Last Great Dream\u003c\/i\u003e is a history of everything that led to the 1960s counterculture, when long-simmering resistance to American mainstream values birthed the hippie. It begins with the San Francisco Poetry Renaissance, peaks with the Human Be-in in Golden Gate Park, and ends with the Monterey Pop Festival that introduced Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin to the world. It tells of several micro-histories, including beat poetry, visual arts, underground publishing, electronic\/contemporary compositional music, experimental theater, psychedelics, and more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Fascinating and definitive, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Great Dream\u003c\/i\u003e is the ultimate guide to a generation-defining countercultural movement--an Underground 101 course for newcomers and aficionados alike.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDennis McNally\u003c\/b\u003e is an author, historian, and music publicist. His books include \u003ci\u003eOn Highway 61: Music, Race and the Evolution of Cultural Freedom, A Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDesolate Angel: Jack Kerouac, The Beat Generation \u0026amp; America\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in San Francisco.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.18 x 9.15 x 6.41 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 13, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978261823789,"sku":"9780306835667","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/KUvRNaTnen9780306835667.webp?v=1775801324","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-last-great-dream-how-bohemians-became-hippies-and-created-the-sixties-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}