false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1232818101m/32919.jpg 32919 2 From Library Journal Over 25 years ago, Kesey's Merry Pranksters painted a 1939 school bus in psychedelic colors, stocked it with cameras, sound equipment, and LSD, and headed for the New York World's Fair. The trip, celebrated in Tom Wolfe's Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test ( LJ 8/68), has become part of the counterculture legend. These two copiously illustrated works commemorate the silver anniversary of that historic journey. Both cover the same key events and prominently feature Neal Cassady, but their approaches are very different. Perry and Babbs have compiled a montage of photos, reminiscences, interviews, and historical commentary that documents the change in consciousness that took place in the United States between 1964 and 1972. The book provides a thumbnail history of the development of LSD, a flavor of the short-lived but influential hippie movement, and a glimpse into some of the most creative lives of the time, including Allen Ginsberg, Larry McMurtry, and Jerry Garcia. Kesey's work is a surreal script in which Cassady's ghost is brought to trial. Witnesses testify to Cassady's deeds, re-creating the bus trip for the court. The script is clever and entertaining but it will only be fully appreciated by those knowledgeable about Cassady's life. Such background can be found in Carolyn Cassady's Off the Road ( LJ 6/15/90) and William Plummer's The Holy Goof ( LJ 10/15/81). Photographs are a major part of each book, but there is little overlap. The Smithsonian's recent attempts to acquire the bus may spark reader interest. Highly recommended. Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 6/1/90. - William Gargan, Brooklyn Coll. Lib., CUNY Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. 33043 1 10 1990 The Further Inquiry total:51|5:8|4:12|3:24|2:6|1:1| 51 173 82 0 0 0 false false Thu Nov 26 16:11:20 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 26 16:11:20 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Thu Nov 19 12:24:02 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 12:24:02 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 07 19:58:07 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 19:58:07 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 07 19:55:28 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 19:55:28 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Sep 22 20:20:14 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 20:20:14 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Sep 05 18:20:46 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 18:20:46 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Aug 21 21:14:33 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 21:18:21 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Aug 19 19:40:14 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 19:40:14 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Aug 05 12:57:36 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 12:57:36 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Tue Jul 28 13:49:28 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 22 19:50:04 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1991 Tue Jul 28 08:10:22 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 08:10:32 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sat Jul 18 09:29:56 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 09:29:56 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jul 07 23:50:18 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 23:50:18 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Fri Jun 26 13:01:39 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 12:09:09 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jun 19 18:54:31 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 18:54:31 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat May 09 20:29:36 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 20:29:36 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat May 09 08:57:33 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 08:57:33 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue May 05 08:36:14 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 08:36:14 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Apr 30 10:51:28 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 30 10:51:28 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Apr 24 09:52:17 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 09:52:17 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=32919