Woodstock Epub

A spectacular visual history of the 1969 music festival that Time magazine called "the greatest peaceful event in history."

As the fiftieth anniversary of the Woodstock festival nears, Woodstock 1969 stands out for its singular voice. Photojournalist Jason Lauré followed his unerring instinct for being in the right place at the crucial moment. He and coauthor Ettagale Blauer trace the historic events that preceded the festival and then envelop the reader with photographs of the headliner rock stars that performed during the landmark three-day concert including the Who, Janis Joplin, Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane, and Santana.

In the summer of 1969, 400,000 people from across the country came together and redefined the music scene forever. Though the legacy and lore of Woodstock lives on in the memory of its attendees, a new generation can experience the real and unedited festival through Richard Bellak's never-before-seen photographs and John Kane's incredible new interviews.

Travel through time to witness some of the most extraordinary and colorful events in world history with this unusual and entertaining guide that includes fascinating cultural details from each period, including what and where to eat, what to wear, how to act like a local, and most importantly, how to stay alive.

It happens that behind the legendary concert was a string of events no less amazing. Reads like an adventure.

"Un biglietto d'entrata nella memoria costa solo 13 dollari. Basta trovarsi nei pressi della cittadina di Bethel, un'ora di macchina a nord di New York, e sarete attirati da cartelli che indicano una direzione e un nome che dopo quarant'anni manda ancora inaspettate scariche elettriche: Woodstock. Anzi per l'esattezza: Woodstock Museum. Una cosa del genere poteva accadere solo in America. A chi altri poteva venire in mente di costruire un museo dedicato a un concerto? Un concerto … Un oggetto immateriale, intangibile, esistito solo nel flusso spazio-temporale di tre giorni…