Bibliograph

Bear, the life and times of Augustus Owsley Stanley III, Robert Greenfield

Type

Label

Bear, the life and times of Augustus Owsley Stanley III, Robert Greenfield

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-257), discography (pages 221-232), and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Bear

Nature of contents

bibliographydiscographies

Oclc number

932576611

Responsibility statement

Robert Greenfield

Sub title

the life and times of Augustus Owsley Stanley III

Summary

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

Table Of 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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