Acid Dreams: The Complete Social History of LSD: The CIA, the

Acid Dreams: The Complete Social History of LSD: The CIA, the Sixties, and Beyond

â€œAn engrossing accountâ€ of the history of LSD, the psychedelic 1960s, and the clandestine mind games of the CIA (William Burroughs).
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Beginning with the discovery of LSD in 1943, this â€œmonumental social history of psychedeliaâ€ tracks the most potent drug known to scienceâ€”from its use by the government during the paranoia of the Cold War to its spill-over into a revolutionary antiestablishment recreation during the Vietnam Warâ€”setting the stage for one of the great ideological battles of the decade (The Village Voice).
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In the intervening years, the CIA launched a massive covert research program in the hope that LSD would serve as an espionage weapon; psychiatric pioneers came to believe that acid would shed light on the perplexing problems of mental illness; and a new generation of writers and artists in countercultural transition sought to break the â€œmind-forged manaclesâ€ of cultural repressionâ€”among them, Timothy Leary, Ken Kesey, the Beatles, Allen Ginsberg, William Mellon Hitchcock, and Abbie Hoffman. Painting an indelible portrait of an unforgettable era and using startling information obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, Acid Dreams also exposes one of the most bizarre, shocking, and often tragic episodes in American history.
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â€œAn important historical synthesis of the spread and effects of a drug that served as a central metaphor for an era.â€ â€”John Sayles
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â€œMarvelously detailedÂ .Â .Â .Â loaded with startling revelations.â€ â€”Los Angeles Daily News
Country USA
Manufacturer Grove Press
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2018-04-01
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Grove Press
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2018-04-01
Format	Kindle eBook

Acid Dreams: The Complete Social History of LSD: The CIA, the Sixties, and Beyond

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