Defining Moments in American History: Woodstock
Defining Moments in American History: Woodstock
Editor/Author
Hillstrom, Laurie Collier and Hillstrom, Kevin
Publication Year: 2013
Publisher: Omnigraphics, Inc.
Single-User Purchase Price:
$54.00

Unlimited-User Purchase Price:
$81.00
ISBN: 978-0-7808-1284-0
Category: History - United States -- History
Image Count:
45
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents
Defining Moments: Woodstock provides a comprehensive account of the 1969 Woodstock Music and Art Fair, one of the seminal cultural events of the last half-century in America. The volume puts Woodstock within the larger context of the 1960s, a turbulent decade that changed American politics, culture, and music; it focuses in on the festival itself, both the preparation for the concert and the experiences of those who attended; it examines the various ways in which Woodstock has changed American popular music, both as a business and as art form; and it explores the festivalâs enduring symbolic significance.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- How to Use This Book
- Research Topics for Defining Moments: Woodstock
- Narrative Overview
- Prologue
- Chapter 1: American Culture in the 1960s
- Chapter 2: Music Drives Social Change
- Chapter 3: Planning for an Epic Concert
- Chapter 4: The Music at Woodstock
- Chapter 5: The Scene at Woodstock
- Chapter 6: After Woodstock
- Chapter 7: The Legacy of Woodstock
- Biographies
- Joan Baez (1941-): Folksinger, Political Activist, and Woodstock Performer
- Bob Dylan (1941-): Influential Rock and Folk Music Singer-Songwriter
- Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970): Rock and Roll Guitarist and Performer at Woodstock
- Artie Kornfeld (1942-): Woodstock Promoter and Recording Industry Executive
- Michael Lang (1944-): Concert Promoter and Co-founder of the Woodstock Music and Art Fair
- John Roberts (1945-2001): Woodstock Promoter and Business Entrepreneur
- Hugh “Wavy Gravy” Romney (1936-): Leader of the Hog Farm Commune and Social Activist
- Joel Rosenman (1942-): Woodstock Promoter and Business Entrepreneur
- Michael Wadleigh (1942-): Documentary Filmmaker Who Directed Woodstock
- Max Yasgur (1919-1973): Owner of Yasgur Farms and Host of the Woodstock Festival
- Primary Sources
- Historian Arthur Schlesinger Jr. Predicts the “Mood” of the 1960s
- Michael Lang Recalls the Frantic Search for a New Concert Site
- Breakfast in Bed for 400,000
- Rocking Out with Santana at Woodstock
- Bad Memories of Woodstock
- A Military Veteran Remembers the Festival
- The Saga of the Woodstock Port-O-San Man
- Leaving Woodstock
- Ayn Rand Denounces the “Phony” Values of Woodstock
- A Moment of Muddy Grace
- Important People, Places, and Terms
- Chronology
- Sources for Further Study
- Bibliography
- Photo and Illustration Credits