On 10/14/21 8:40 PM, Brewster Kahle wrote:
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> Anna,
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> My favorite document about the backstory of Woodstock is the book by
> the funder/founder:
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> Young men with unlimited capital by Joel Rosenman
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> https://archive.org/details/youngmenwithunli00rose
Haven't read this one, but I imagine it's certainly worth reading
Rosenman's version of this story.
I find that I prefer books written in the decade following the event,
and this one was published in 1974.
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> shows how chaotic and non-commercial it was.
Chaotic? Absolutely! But to quote from my favorite book on this subject:
"Woodstock was as replete with scandal, graft and corruption as it was
with fellowship and high ideals"
Barefoot in Babylon by Bob Spitz, published 1979
https://archive.org/details/barefootinbabylo00spit
-- John Chester
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