--- product_id: 53803476 title: "The Hippies: A 1960s History" brand: "john anthony moretta" price: "£45.26" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/53803476-the-hippies-a-1960s-history store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # The Hippies: A 1960s History **Brand:** john anthony moretta **Price:** £45.26 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Hippies: A 1960s History by john anthony moretta - **How much does it cost?** £45.26 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/53803476-the-hippies-a-1960s-history) ## Best For - john anthony moretta enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted john anthony moretta brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The Hippies: A 1960s History ## Images ![The Hippies: A 1960s History - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/812QzF9DylL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very interesting study of the hippie and counterculture *by J***M on Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2019* This book was a required read for a history course that I took, and I really enjoyed learning so much about a decade that I lived through, that I thought I knew enough about, yet there was so much more to know and understand. The author, my professor, Dr. Moretta covers it all it beautiful detail. Hippies were so cool to me as a kid, so it was interesting to revisit the hippie lifestyle through the eyes of adulthood. You get the good, bad, and the ugly in this book. And there was lots of ugly. But I reveled in reading it. The chapter on commune life was fascinating. The coverage of the 3 most significant outdoor concerts; Monterrey Pop, Woodstock, and Altamont festivals were illustrated such that I wanted to go back in time to experience them first hand. Thank God for YouTube. I was going back and forth between reading the book to watching old video footage of those concerts. That, and the coverage of the Chicago Dem Convention and riots from 1968, too. Such an unbelievable event.I'm so glad I had the opportunity to read this book, and would highly recommend it for anyone interested in this era. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ BY FAR the BEST BOOK on the Hippies and Counterculture *by G***X on Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2019* First purchased this book in Kindle Format--I found the book so well-written, well-argued, balanced, and important that I bought the print version as well. This book is suitable for all types of readers--academics, teachers, and the general public. Students of modern American history would be well-served to read this book. The author shows us just how important the movement was in American history. Too often dismissed as a brief period when youthful malcontents turned to blue jeans, long hair, psychedelic drugs, casual sex, hippie communes, and rock music in other works on the 60s, Moretta shows us how these young men and women were so much more than mere symbols of the distance separating youth from the world of conventional adulthood. In fourteen carefully crafted chapters, the author takes readers from the Beats of the 50s during the culture of consensus to the Summer of Love, to Woodstock, Altamont, Manson, and more. Every chapter on its own is a pleasure to read and offers one discovery and insight after another. Taken as a whole, the book remains true to the author's purpose--reminding us that although "the hip dream ended almost before it began...[it] shifted the foundations of American post-war culture." Those who come to this book already understanding the importance of the counterculture will find all new depths to mine. Those who come to this book thinking the movement was nothing more than a victim of its own excesses--that it had no impact on the issues facing the nation still today--will be thoroughly disabused of that notion. Yes, the movement had its flaws, its adverse effects, which the author reveals fully, but it also left us a significant legacy that we all too often ignore. Moretta is at is his best in showing the myriad ways in which this movement impacted society and its culture. One cannot read this book and not see the legacy of the hippies revealed in so very many aspects of society still today. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Comprehensive information, but can be a tough read *by H***R on Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2020* This book is quite lengthy but comprehensive. It's not a page turner, though. It took me many weeks to get through it, because I felt like I was reading a textbook for a college course. Don't get me wrong, the information is interesting and probably not available as compiled in this book elsewhere, and some chapters held my interest more than others. The book covers the 1950's Beat movement, sex, drugs, and rock and roll, all the way up to the beginnings of the Haight-Ashbury Hippie movement in 1965 through with Woodstock. It also shows how the Hippie movement influenced American society in general during the 60's and 70's. I would recommend this book if you want a complete history of the movement, but if you want short and entertaining anecdotes of the hippie lifestyle, look elsewhere. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/53803476-the-hippies-a-1960s-history](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/53803476-the-hippies-a-1960s-history) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-05-31*