Author Dennis McNally visits the North Bra nch to discuss his new book \;The Last Great Dream: How Bohemians Became Hippies and Created The Sixties. \; \;Dennis McNally i s the New York Times \;bestselling author of \;A Long Strange Trip \;and the publicist of the Grateful Dead\, the book is a riveting soc ial history of everything that led up to the 1960s counterculture movement .
\nThe Last Great Dream \;is a history of everything t hat led to the 1960s counterculture\, when long-simmering resistance to Am erican mainstream values birthed the hippie. It begins with the San Franci sco Poetry Renaissance\, peaks with the Human Be-in in Golden Gate Park\, and ends with the Monterey Pop Festival that introduced Jimi Hendrix and J anis Joplin to the world. It tells of several micro-histories\, including beat poetry\, visual arts\, underground publishing\, electronic/contempora ry compositional music\, experimental theater\, psychedelics\, and more. & nbsp\;
\nAbout Dennis McNally:
\nDennis McNally \;is an au thor\, historian\, and music publicist. His books include \;On Highway 61: Music\, Race and the Evolution of Cultural Freedom\, A Long Strange T rip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead\, and \;Desolate Angel: J ack Kerouac\, The Beat Generation &\; America. He lives in San Francisc o.
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