The Road to Woodstock

On the afternoon of August 15, 1969, Richie Havens took the stage at the Woodstock Music and Art Fair, welcoming a crowd of several hundred thousand to the green fields of Max Yasgur's farm. Havens was the first act - the legendary festival, years in the making, was finally beginning. This title tells the story from inspiration to celebration. “[A] vivid and lively account of those hectic and historic three days…. The best fly-on-the-wall account, tantamount to having had a backstage pass to an iconic event. ”—New York PostCelebrate the 50th Anniversary of Woodstock with the definitive book on the festival. The Woodstock music festival of 1969 is an American cultural touchstone, and no book captures the sights, sounds, and behind-the-scenes machinations of the historic gathering better than Michael Lang’s New York Times bestseller, The Road to Woodstock. USA Today calls this fascinating, entertaining, and blissfully nostalgic look back, “Invaluable. ” In The Road to Woodstock, Michael Lang recaptures the magic for the generation that was there…and for the generations that followed.