Woodstock
(Book)

ch. 1. Historical background on Woodstock -- 1. Woodstock Music and Art Fair 1969 : three days of peace and music / Douglas Cooke -- 2. Woodstock's unconventional festival security / Wes Pomeroy, [et al.] -- 3. The festival site moves to Max Yasgur's farm / Michael Lang -- 4. Woodstock as a coming-out party for hippies / Steve Lerner -- 5. Dire prophecies before, and high spirits during, Woodstock / Alistair Cooke -- 6. The impact of weather on the Woodstock Festival / Sean Potter --

ch. 2. Controversies surrounding Woodstock -- 1. The Woodstock generation and rock music are dangerous to American culture / Wall Street Journal -- 2. Woodstock participants were peaceful and community-minded / Barnard L. Collier -- 3. Woodstock planted seeds of activism that persist today / Stephen Dalton -- 4. The fans at Woodstock were outcasts looking for belonging / Joseph Sobran -- 5 . Some festivalgoers continue to promote the ideals of the Woodstock generation / Paul Lieberman -- 6. The Woodstock Festival is now more myth that reality / Jacob Bernstein -- 7. Woodstock was more complex than the myth to which it has been reduced / Maurice Isserman -- 8. The Woodstock Festival site has historical and cultural significance worth commemorating / Michael William Doyle -- 9. Views on the legacy of Woodstock vary significantly / Jerry Shriver -- 10. Advertisers use Woodstock nostalgia to target Baby Boomers / Amy Jacques -- 11. The spontaneity of Woodstock cannot be reproduced / Jason Laure -- 12. The Woodstock 1994 Festival reflects cultural changes / Stephen Rodrick --

ch. 3. Personal narratives

1. A woman shares her Woodstock experience as a teen / Susan Reynolds

2. A Woodstock musician recounts the experience / David Crosby

3. A French visitor recalls his favorite Woodstock moments / Francis Dumaurier

4. A photographer and his subjects recall an iconic Woodstock moment / Timothy Dumas

5. A Woodstock festivalgoer explains why the experience cannot be reproduced / Pip Klein.