Details e-Book Season of the Witch
đ¸ Author(s): David Talbot
đ¸ Title: Season of the Witch
đ¸ Rating : 875 from 5 stars ( reviews)
đ¸ Format ebook: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, HTML and MOBI
đ¸ Supported Devices: Android, iOS, MacOS, PC and Amazon Kindle
The critically acclaimed, national bestsellerâa gripping story of the strife and tragedy that led to San Franciscoâs ultimate rebirth and triumph. In a kaleidoscopic narrative, New York Timesâbestselling author and Salon founder David Talbot tells the gripping story of San Francisco in the turbulent years between 1967 and 1982. The emergence of a diverse cast of charactersâHarvey Milk, Janis Joplin, Jim Jones, Bill Walshâushered in a transformative new era in the cityâs history. Season of the Witch is the first book to fully capture the dark magic of San Francisco in this breathtaking period, when the city radically changed itselfâand then revolutionized the world. âAn enthrallingâand harrowingâaccount of how the 1967 Summer of Love gave way to 20 or so winters of discontent.â âThe Washington Post âA sprawling, ambitious history . . . Talbotâs energetic, highly entertaining storytelling conveys the exhilaration of â60s counterculture as well as the gathering ugliness that would mark the city in the â70s.â âThe Boston Globe âExhaustive research yields penetrating character studies . . . In exhilarating fashion, Talbot clears the rainbow mist and brings San Francisco into sharp focus.â âPublishers Weekly (starred review) âA gritty corrective to our rosy memories . . . enthralling, news-driven history . . . smart and briskly paced . . . I found it hard to put down.â âSan Francisco Chronicle âAn ambitious, labor-of-love illumination of a cityâs soul, celebrating the uniqueness of San Francisco without minimizing the price paid for the cityâs free-spiritedness.â âKirkus Reviews (starred review) âTalbot presents gripping accounts of both crime sprees and football showdowns.â âBooklist