From Bohemians to Be-Ins: Jack Kerouac and the Rise of the Haight

Tues, Jul 22 • 6:00 PM

City Lights Bookstore

About this event

Join us for a virtual discussion celebrating the publication of two new books by historians Dennis McNalley and Charles Shuttleworth, focusing on the counterculture of the 1960s. The event highlights the social experiments of the era, particularly in San Francisco, and includes insights from McNalley's book, 'The Last Great Dream: How Bohemians Became Hippies and Created the Sixties,' and Shuttleworth's 'Jack Kerouac: The Buddhist Years.' The discussion will explore themes of literature, consciousness expansion, and social change.

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