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The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test

by Tom Wolfe

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"An American classic" (Newsweek) that defined a generation. “An astonishing book” (The New York Times Book Review) and an unflinching portrait of Ken Kesey, his Merry Pranksters, and the 1960s.

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Tom Wolfe is the author of a dozen books, among them such contemporary classics as The Bonfire of the Vanities, The Right Stuff, and I Am Charlotte Simmons. He lives in New York City.

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: Rachel McWhirter, August 4, 2012 (view all comments by Rachel McWhirter)
"The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test" by Tom Wolfe, is a personal account by the author of his journey across America with Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters on their bus. It might be easy to discount this story as just a tale of mistaken adventures from a time long since past. However, the life turned legend that Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters lived was set in very fertile soil. This group changed portions of the world forever. From their ideas came the rave scene, the flash mob scene, the multimedia party scene, psychedelic art, and more. While this book is a wild ride, it is also a great experience for anyone who has ever felt they were part of a subculture.
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ISBN:: 9780312427597
Author:: Wolfe, Tom
Publisher:: Picador USA
Subject:: Popular Culture
Subject:: Popular Culture - Counter Culture
Subject:: Substance Abuse & Addictions - General
Subject:: General
Subject:: United States - 20th Century/60s
Subject:: Hippies
Subject:: United states
Subject:: General History
Subject:: Hippies -- United States.
Subject:: Drug addiction - United States
Subject:: American Studies; Popular Culture
Subject:: United States - 20th Century
Subject:: Sociology - General
Edition Description:: Anniversary
Publication Date:: 20080831
Binding:: TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:: General/trade
Language:: English
Pages:: 434
Dimensions:: 8.3 x 5.52 x 0.77 in

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