"These people are Americans. They were born in America; they have lived in America and eaten American Balogne [sic]. They are middle class Americans, most of them, and a great number are college graduates and former professionals. But they have come un-Sanforized." —Walt Odets, from his foreword
San Francisco: Alternatives Foundation, 1972. 4to; perfect-bound in photo-illustrated wraps. 231pp., illus. Softened corners; some light creasing to front cover; mild toning and rubbing to wraps. Very good indeed: internally clean and solidly bound.
The final of five volumes in Richard Fairfield's iconic Modern Utopian series, which broke ground in surveying American a nd international communes of the hippie era. This issue with contributions from dozens of authors (Alan Watts and Nick Tosches among them), most reprinted from other sources, covering various angles of the commune experience under such section headings as "The Religious Scenario," "Back-to-the-land," "Women's Liberation," "Kid's Liberation," etc. With a foreword by Walt Odets, and an introduction by Richard Fairfield. Like all entries in this series, scarce now in the trade.
