“Talbot presents gripping accounts of both crime sprees and football showdowns. In exhilarating fashion, Talbot clears the rainbow mist and brings San Francisco into sharp focus.” - Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Exhaustive research yields penetrating character studies.Talbot incisively relates the atmosphere of service in the Haight.In a surprising ending, Talbot convincingly suggests that imperfect new mayor Dianne Feinstein resurrected the city’s heart as it rallied around the 49ers. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. Considered radical when they were first introduced, these ideas have become the bedrock of decent society in many parts of the country, and exemplify the ways that the city now inspires us toward a live-and-let-live tolerance, a shared sense of humanity, and an openness to change.Īs a new generation of activists and dreamers seeks its own path to a more enlightened future, Season of the Witch-with its epic tale of the wild and bloody birth of San Francisco values-offers both inspiration and cautionary wisdom. He reveals how the city emerged from the trials of this period with a new brand of “San Francisco values,” including gay marriage, medical marijuana, immigration sanctuary, universal health care, recycling, renewable energy, consumer safety, and a living wage mandate. He draws intimate portraits of San Francisco’s legendary demons and saviors: Charles Manson, Patty Hearst and the Symbionese Liberation Army, Jerry Garcia, Janis Joplin, Bill Graham, Herb Caen, the Cockettes, Harvey Milk, Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple, Joe Montana and the Super Bowl 49ers. No other city endured so many calamities in such a short time span.ĭavid Talbot takes us deep into the riveting story of his city’s ascent, decline, and heroic recovery. The city was rocked by savage murder sprees, mysterious terror campaigns, political assassinations, street riots, and finally a terrifying sexual epidemic.
But by the early 1970s, San Francisco’s ecstatic experiment came crashing down from its starry heights.
The cool gray city of love was the epicenter of the 1960s cultural revolution. Season of the Witch is the first audiobook to fully capture the dark magic of San Francisco in this breathtaking period, when the city radically changed itself-and then revolutionized the world.
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