Season of the witch

By David Talbot

Subjects: Biography, Counterculture, Social problems, San francisco (calif.), social conditions, Social History, Political culture, Manners and customs, HISTORY, San francisco (calif.), history, New York Times reviewed, Social life and customs, Social conditions, City and town life, History, San francisco (calif.), biography, San francisco (calif.), social life and customs, Culture conflict, Social change

Description: Salon founder David Talbot chronicles the cultural history of San Francisco and from the late 1960s to the early 1980s when figures such as Harvey Milk, Janis Joplin, Jim Jones, and Bill Walsh helped usher from backwater city to thriving metropolis.