On the Bus: The Complete Guide to the Legendary Trip of Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters and the Birth of Counterculture

by Paul Perry

The fabled 1964 cross-country bus trip of Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters - on a psychedelically painted school bus crammed with amplifiers, cameras, costumes, and assorted contraband as cargo and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 156025114X
• ISBN13: 9781560251149
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Running Press Book Publishers
• Length: 205 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

this is just great

this was just great. for those of us who couldn't be there for perry lane, the bus trip, or the acid tests, this is a great account of the time. you don't realize how important kesey was to the movement until you read this. on the bus is really a quick bio of kesey. it helps you to understand how kesey took over where kerouac left off. you really feel as if you know kesey and neal after finishing this book. if you are a bohemian, beat, hippie, or any combination, then this is the book to get.

Great Book, Lots of Pictures of the Pranksters

I bought the book after reading Electric Kool-Aide Acid Test for the third time. I really wanted to know more about what Mountain Girl, Cassidy, Gretchin Fetchin, and Babbs looked like, and scenes from the Trip. What a great book. I would recommend it to anyone who is reading, has read, or will be reading the book, Electric Kool-Aide Acid Test. This would be a great companion as your were reading it, and were exposed to the characters in the book.

A must for any who wishes to travel further...

Anyone who is a Kesey fan MUST read this book. It is basically the photo album which correlates with Wolfe's Electric Kool-Ade Acid Test. It gives more insight into the minds of the pranksters and others. I highly recommend this book to any who is interested in the counterculture. The book as well as the trip are truly legendary.

The book you want to read about the counterculture

This is an excellent book, one that not only tells you what it was like in those days between "beats" and "hippies," but it shows you in pictures. This is a brilliant idea for a book and one that makes me wish I had been there.

Wow!

I got this book on spur of the moment after reading "The Electric Acid Kool-Aide Test," and was just awed at everything! A must for any fan of Kesey!