Cows Are Freaky When They Look at You: An Oral History of the Kaw Valley Hemp Pickers [Paperback]

David Ohle (Editor), Roger Martin (Editor), Susan Brosseau (Editor), William S. Burroughs (Foreword)

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The Kaw Valley Hemp Pickers were marijuana harvesters around Lawrence, Kansas during the 1960s and 1970s. A variety of the weed known locally as K-pot grew plentifully, nurturing a counterculture celebrated here in a foreword by William S. Burroughs and a series of oral history excerpts by Lawrence's former hippies. Their recollections focus mainly upon drugs, sex, and violence, tales and tall tales lovingly preserved to the final raunchy detail. Alternately funny and nasty, the book is a nearly perfect memento of the utter pointlessness of the era's excesses. Readers nostalgic for "that peace and love shit" will go unrewarded, but a dope harvest makes a good episode. This is marginal, though, even for the deepest regional collections.
- Robert F. Nardini, North Chichester, N.H.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 157 pages
• Publisher: Watermark Pr (April 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0922820139
• ISBN-13: 978-0922820139
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,103,222 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a wonderful collection anecdotes, remembrances, etc..., June 5, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Cows Are Freaky When They Look at You: An Oral History of the Kaw Valley Hemp Pickers (Paperback)

What was it like in the sixties? Have you ever wondered this? Even if you lived through the sixties. A collection of stories, some sad, some weird, some gross, and some crazy. This book will take you back. The stories are anywhere from a few lines long to a few pages. A truly amazing book, that not only will you enjoy, but will force on your friends to enjoy

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars review from a kansan, April 14, 2004

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Amy McVey (St. John, KS United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cows Are Freaky When They Look at You: An Oral History of the Kaw Valley Hemp Pickers (Paperback)

love it! when i read this book i feel transported back to the 60s/70s. this would have been a time when i was a baby and i wonder if my parents have similar stories.
i love reading names of places i have visited or am fondly familiar with. my mind wanders to these places and gives me the sensation of an out of body experience.
are the storytellers someone i may know now, incognito? this will always be a wonder....

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars cows are freaky when you're trippin', December 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Cows Are Freaky When They Look at You: An Oral History of the Kaw Valley Hemp Pickers (Paperback)

this is an excellent compilation of stories about hippies and their adventures. i highly recommend it.