FA:Barefoot in Babylon, Spitz, '89 edition, paperback
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Barefoot in Babylon
Robert S.Spitz
Paperback, August 1989
Publisher: Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
ISBN: 0393306445
I have read EVERY book I could find on Woodstock and where this one
gets set apart from all the others is in how it is told. This telling
of Woodstock draws you into it and makes you feel like you are in the
room planning it all with the promoters and at the event itself. Where
the others read like a resume this book tells a STORY. It's not 15
individual chapters, each one told by a different person. If you are
going to read just one book on Woodstock... read this one, you won't
regret it.
Simply put, if it involved Woodstock, this book has a record of it.
As the festival started as the brainchild of two hippie investors and
later two "yuppie" investors, Woodstock became the festival that would
define a generation. The festival touched millions of people's lives.
The book Barefoot in Babylon is the factual account of exactly how
everything fell into place. The story starts at the first site of the
concert, Woodstock, NY. Woodstock was eventually forced out of town due
to farmers' concerns over their crops. WIth time running out and little
room to move, the investors managed to find ample ground on Max
Yasgur's farm, twenty miles from Woodstock in the town of Bethel.
However, this is not the only problem Woodstock faced. Whether it was
droughts, food shortages, or even lack of performers, Woodstock
certainly had its downs. Jimi Hendrix was not even sure if he was going
to play until the third day of the concert had even startedFor anyone
who wants to know the backstage scoop on one of the most remembered (or
thought to be remembered) events in rock history, this is the book to
read. This book includes the info you don't get from the movie. Of
course, you have to wonder if anyone really knows what happened for
those three days.
Condition:
Used, excellent condition, first page has a used book store stamp.
Cover: front has one crease (see photo).
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