Bear
The Life and Times of Augustus Owsley Stanley III
New York : Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press, 2016.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: x, 270 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Award winning author and biographer Robert Greenfield brings readers the definitive biography of a Grateful Dead legendAugustus 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.
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.
Subjects:
Stanley, Owsley, 1935-2011.
Grateful Dead (Musical group)
Sound engineers -- United States -- Biography.
Chemists -- United States -- Biography.
LSD (Drug) -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Stanley, Owsley, 1935-2011.
Grateful Dead (Musical group)
Sound engineers -- United States -- Biography.
Chemists -- United States -- Biography.
LSD (Drug) -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
ISBN:
9781250081216 (hardcover)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BIOGRAPHY Stanley, Owsley | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Biography | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-257), discography (pages 221-232), and index.