Insider Histories of the Vietnam Era Underground Press

by Wachsberger, Ken; Moulitsas, Markos; Kunstler, William M.; Peck, Abe; Woodford, John (CON)

• ISBN13: 9780870139833
• ISBN10: 0870139835
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-12-01
• Publisher: Michigan State Univ Pr

Summary

Forewords by Abe Peck, William M. Kunstler, and Markos Moulitsas. This enlightening book offers a collection of histories of underground papers from the Vietnam Era as written and told by key staff members of the time. Their stories (as well as those to be included in Part 2, forthcoming) represent a wide range of publications countercultural, gay, lesbian, feminist, Puerto Rican, Native American, Black, socialist, Southern consciousness, prisoners' rights, New Age, rankand- file, military, and more. The edition includes forewords by former Chicago Seed editor Abe Peck, radical attorney William M. Kunstler, and Markos Moulitsas, founder of the Daily Kos, along with an introductory essay by Ken Wachsberger. Wachsberger notes that the underground press not only produced a few wellknown papers but also was truly national and diverse in scope. His goal is to capture the essence of "the countercultural community." A fundamental resource for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of a dramatic era in US history. b&w photos, illustrations, notes, bibliography, index