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The Birth of San Francisco Cool: Beats, Bohemians, and the Making of American Counterculture
By Steve Estes
Hardcover
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By Steve Estes
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In an era of national conformity, San Francisco iconoclasts made the city synonymous with cultural rebellion.
San Francisco is best remembered for the 1960s counterculture and the Summer of Love. But the revolution began a decade earlier.
The Birth of San Francisco Cool reveals how 1950s San Francisco shaped—and, in turn, was shaped by—the artists, activists, athletes, and newcomers who saw an opportunity to create a more inclusive cultural landscape.
Focusing on the decade’s most influential ...