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Bestselling Biographer Laurence Leamer Delves Into The Years Following The Acclaimed Publication Of Breakfast At Tiffanys In 1958 And In Cold Blood In 1966

From His Early Optimism That The Cherokees Could Completely Assimilate Into White Society To His Call For A Separate Nation Of 'Civilized' Cherokees

Reflects His Dazzling Intelligence

The Grateful Dead Reader (Readers On American Musicians),New Chase These Dialogues Have Never BeenArranged In Chronological Order, These Pieces Add Up To Nothing Less Than A Fullscale History Of The Greatest Tour Band In The History Of Rock. From Tom Wolfe'S Account Of The Dead'S First Performance As The Grateful Dead (At An Acid Test In 1965), To Ralph Gleason'S 1967 Interview With The 24Yearold Jerry Garcia, To Mary Eisenhart'S Obituary Of The Beloved Leader Of The Band, These Selections Include Not Only Outstanding Writing On The Band Itself,