On the Ground: An Illustrated Anecdotal History of the Sixties Underground Press in the U.S.

by Sean Stewart

In four short years (1965-1969), the underground press grew from five small newspapers in as many cities in the U.S. to over 500 newspapers--with millions of readers--all over the world. Completely circumventing (and subverting) establishment media by utilizing their own news service and freely sharing content amongst each other, the underground press, at its height, became the unifying institution for the counterculture of the 1960s.

Frustrated...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1604864559
• ISBN13: 9781604864557
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: PM Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"