
On the Ground: an illustrated anecdotal history of the sixties underground press in the U.S. edited by Sean Stewart
On the Ground: An Illustrated Anecdotal History of the Sixties Underground Press in the U.S., edited by Sean Stewart
This is a rare & thorough account of the rise of underground presses in the United States from the 1960s with anecdotes & stories by veterans of the movement. It illustrates the vibrant peoples' power of the time & their countercultural spirit. Includes over 100 images taken from pages of newspapers such as Basta Ya, Berkeley Barb, Berkeley Tribe, The Black Panther, East Village Other, Helix, It Ain't Me Babe, Los Angeles Free Press, Rag, Rat Subterranean Blues, The Realist, San Francisco Express Times, San Francisco Oracle, Screw, Seed & more.
Featuring Bill Ayers, Judy Gumbo Albert, Alice Embree, Al Goldstein, Art Kunkin, Spain Rodriguez, Harvey Wasserman, Paul Krassner, Billy X Jennings, Allen Young & more.
Preface by Paul Buhle
Published by PM Press, 2011
203 pages
6" x 9"










