Sixties going on seventies

by Nora Sayre

Book Overview

Now back in print, this revised edition contains the best of the original volume and brings the commentary up to date, allowing us to view the period with hindsight from the nineties. Nora Sayre guides us through our nation's transformation during an explosive decade. She explores the landscapes of the era - student strikes at Harvard and Yale, anti-war veterans, John Birchers, Timothy Leary, Yippies and Aquarians, utopias gone wrong, George McGovern,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0877950547
• ISBN13: 9780877950547
• Release Date: January 1973
• Publisher: Arbor House
• Length: 419 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.

Customer Reviews

The spirit of the sixties lives!

Rebellious political journalism at its best, and required reading for anyone who loves the counterculture. Sayres captures the tumultuous voice of the people as she charges right into the thick of Black power, student strikes, riots, the John Birch Society, political conventions, and cultural revolution. New Yorkers will find a big chunk of local history here as well.Five stars plus for dynamic, vivid storytelling. Buy this book today!