| Portland in the 1960s: Stories from the Counterculture Contributor(s): Olsen, Polina (Author), Uris, Joe (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1540206629 ISBN-13: 9781540206626 Publisher: History Press Library Editions OUR PRICE: $28.79 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Pacific Northwest (or, Wa) - History | United States - State & Local - General |
| Dewey: 979.549 |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 6" W x 9" (0.85 lbs) 162 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1960's - Geographic Orientation - Oregon - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Locality - Portland-Vancouver, Or-Wa |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1968, Newsweek reported an imminent threat of twenty thousand hippies descending on Portland, Oregon. Although the numbers were exaggerated, Portland did boast a vibrant 1960s culture of disenchanted and disenfranchised individuals seeking social and political revolution. Barefoot and bell-bottomed, they hung out in Portland's bohemian underground and devised a better world. What began in coffee shop conversations found its voice in the Willamette Bridge newspaper, KBOO radio station and the Portland State University student strike, resulting in social, artistic and political change in the Rose City. Through these stories from the counterculture, author Polina Olsen brings to life the beat-snapping Caffe Espresso, the incense and black light posters of the Psychedelic Supermarket and the spontaneous concerts and communal soups in Lair Park. |
Contributor Bio(s): Olsen, Polina: - Portland resident Polina Olsen is a freelance writer and author of several books on local history. Joe Uris is a semi-retired Associate Professor at Portland State University. He was active in anti-war movements during the 1960s and was Student Body President of Portland State from 1966 to 1967. He has written for Willamette Week and the Oregonian, and hosts a talk show with Abe Proctor on KBOO. |