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The Haight-Ashbury: A History

by Charles Perry · 1985

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Presents a reprint of the original text that chronicles the history of the hippie scene of San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district in the 1960s.

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CaliforniaCaliforniaMore like thisLess of thisSan FranciscoSan FranciscoMore like thisLess of this
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