Where Have All the Flower Children Gone? (Google eBook)

Sandra Gurvis

Univ. Press of Mississippi, 2006 - Political Science - 305 pages

What happened to the Vietnam protesters and civil rights activists? Where did their idealism lead them? And what do they feel they have contributed to the nation's political debate? Answers to these and many other questions can be found in the first-hand narratives, history, and photographs of Where Have All the Flower Children Gone? Chapters examine such aspects as the origins of the student protest movement and the conservative backlash as well as the fates of draft evaders, expatriates, and conscientious objectors. Respondents explore the conflict between the various generations over Vietnam, Iraq, and other issues. What happened to the children of the 1960s, and how do they reconcile their pasts with the present? Gurvis examines little-known aspects of the 1960s such as an uprising at Colorado State and coffeehouses that helped soldiers form opinions about Vietnam. Where Have All the Flower Children Gone? puts a contemporary face on the Age of Aquarius. Gurvis interviews such officials as Senator Chuck Hagel (R-Nebraska) and such high-profile former radicals as Bernadine Dohrn. The book also provides one of the last interviews with the late Ossie Davis. The major and minor players of Kent State and Jackson State, where students and others perished at the hands of soldiers, weigh in as well as do the generations preceding and succeeding the Baby Boomers. Sandra Gurvis is a freelance writer living in Columbus, Ohio. She has written for numerous magazines and is the author of ten books, including the novel The Pipe Dreamers.

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Review: Where Have All the Flower Children Gone?

User Review  - Theresa - Goodreads

Interesting and insightful.

Review: Where Have All the Flower Children Gone?

User Review  - Peacegal - Goodreads

“Where are they now?” explorations of hippie culture are by design depressing. The skinny, tye-dyed radicals of yesteryear are now potbellied retirees, more likely to flash a photo of their grandkids than a peace sign. Nevertheless, this book had potential, but it was mostly dry and forgettable.

Contents

• From Port Huron to Kent State and Jackson State: 3
• The Conservatives and the Hawks: 57
• Selling Out or Stuck in Time?: 105
• Draft Evaders Expatriates and Conscientious Objectors: 145
• Older and Younger Generations Speak Out: 191
• Where Have All the Flower Children Gone?: 241
• Notes on Interviews: 281
• Reference List: 285
• Index: 301

About the author

Lifelong Ohio resident and avid day-tripper Sandra Gurvis is the author of nine books and hundreds of magazine articles on travel and other topics. Her titles include "America's Strangest Museums" and "The Well-Traveled Dog." She lives in Columbus.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Where Have All the Flower Children Gone?; Sixties--primary documents and personal narratives, 1960-1974
• Author: Sandra Gurvis
• Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi, 2006
• ISBN: 1604731427, 9781604731422
• Length: 305 pages
• Subjects: Education / Student Life & Student Affairs; Political Science / Political Process / Political Advocacy; Social Science / Popular Culture; Social Science / Sociology / General