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More copies of this ISBNeBook editionsCan't Find My Way Home: America in the Great Stoned Age, 1945-2000by Martin Torgoff
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:From the narcotic allure of the bebop and Beat generations to the psychedelic 1960s, Vietnam, the cocaine-fueled disco era, the crack epidemic, and the ecstasy-induced rave culture, illegal drugs have profoundly shaped America's cultural landscape. In Can't Find My Way Home, journalist and filmmaker Martin Torgoff chronicles what a long strange trip it's been as the American Century became the Great Stoned Age. Weaving together first-person accounts and historical background, Can't Find My Way Home is a narrative vast in scope yet rich in intimate detail. Torgoff tells the stories of those whose lives became synonymous with the drug culture, from Charlie Parker, Allen Ginsberg, Timothy Leary, and John Belushi to ordinary people who felt their consciousness "expanded" or who plumbed the depths of addiction. He also examines the broader impact of drugs on society and politics, from the war on drugs to the recovery movement, and the continuing debate over drug policy. A vivid work of cultural history that neither demonizes nor romanticizes its subject, Can't Find My Way Home is a provocative and fascinating look at how drugs have entered the American mainstream. Synopsis:Torgoff examines how America's fascination with the new frontiers of inner space and consciousness gave birth to a mass culture of recreational drug use. Features interviews with eyewitnesses to the drug revolution, including Allen Ginsberg, Timothy Leary, Grace Slick, and many others. About the AuthorMartin Torgoff has been a contributing editor at Interview and a producer for CNN "World Beat." He is a documentary filmmaker and the author of several books, including the bestselling Elvis: We Love You Tender and American Fool: The Roots and Improbable Rise of John Cougar Mellencamp, which won an ASCAP Deems Taylor award. He lives in New York City with his wife and son. Table of ContentsContents Preface 1 Fearless, Immune, and Ready for All 2 Bop Apocalypse 3 Psychedelic Spring 4 Everybody Must Get Stoned 5 White Light, White Heat 6 Next Stop Is Vietnam 7 Find the Cost of Freedom 8 The Golden Age of Marijuana 9 Out of the Closets and into the Streets 10 The Last Dance 11 Hangin' Bangin' and Slangin' 12 Spiritus Contra Spiritum 13 Nouveau Psychedelia 14 Just Say Know 15 The Temple of Accumulated Error Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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