Authors: Chelsea Cain, Moon Unit Zappa
ISBN-13: 9781580050319, ISBN-10: 158005031X
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Avalon Publishing Group
Date Published: November 1999
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Tofu casseroles, communes, clothing-optional kindergarten, antiwar protests - these are just a few of the hallmarks of a counterculture childhood. What became of kids who had been denied meat, exposed to free love, and given nouns for names? In Wild Child, daughters of the hippie generation speak about the legacy of their childhoods. The writers present a rearview mirror to contemporary culture; with an eye on the past they remind us that there is more than one path through the present. Contributors include Lisa Michaels (Split) and Ariel Gore (Hip Mama).
Those of you who weren't there can get a glimpse of the incredible diversity that existed in the counterculture of the 60's and 70's. And for those of us who grew up there, it is a nostalgic connection to our youth.
Foreword | xiii | |
Introduction | xxi | |
Water Baby | 1 | |
Girl-child | 11 | |
Our Mail Truck Days | 19 | |
Strange and Wonderful | 35 | |
Free Love Ain't | 51 | |
Seeing Belize | 63 | |
Canvastown | 81 | |
Fear of a Bagged Lunch | 91 | |
Welcome Home | 103 | |
Common Threads | 123 | |
A Dual Life | 133 | |
Ghosts | 151 | |
Thanksgiving '71 | 159 | |
Rewriting History | 165 | |
Contributors | 179 | |
Photo credits | 191 |