Mother American Night by John Perry Barlow

Mother American Night by John Perry Barlow

John Perry Barlow's wild ride with the Grateful Dead was just part of a Zelig-like life that took him from a childhood as ranching royalty in Wyoming to membership in the Internet Hall of Fame as a digital free speech advocate.

Mother American Night is the wild, funny, heartbreaking, and often unbelievable (yet completely true) story of an American icon. Born into a powerful Wyoming political family, John Perry Barlow wrote the lyrics for thirty Grateful Dead songs while also running his family's cattle ranch. He hung out in Andy Warhol's Factory, went on a date with the Dalai Lama's sister, and accidentally shot Bob Weir in the face on the eve of his own wedding. As a favor to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Barlow mentored a young JFK Jr. and the two then became lifelong friends. Despite being a freely self-confessed acidhead, he served as Dick Cheney's campaign manager during Cheney's first run for Congress. And after befriending a legendary early group of computer hackers known as the Legion of Doom, Barlow became a renowned internet guru who then cofounded the groundbreaking Electronic Frontier Foundation.

His resume only hints of the richness of a life lived on the edge. Blessed with an incredible sense of humor and a unique voice, Barlow was a born storyteller in the tradition of Mark Twain and Will Rogers. Through intimate portraits of friends and acquaintances from Bob Weir and Jerry Garcia to Timothy Leary and Steve Jobs, Mother American Night traces the generational passage by which the counterculture became the culture, and it shows why learning to accept love may be the hardest thing we ever ask of ourselves.

Robert Greenfield is a former international fashion designer, once dubbed 'Britain's answer to the Italian Look', and a well-respected interior designer, whose work is often featured in the press. In 2011 Robert's autobiography Samphire Coast - driven by his experiences of owning a quirky award-winning boutique B&B in North Norfolk - was published by Vanguard Press (Pegasus): it continues to be one of their best sellers. Robert is currently working on a crime thriller, from his new woodland home on the North Norfolk coast: it's based on his dreams for a Worldwide Dog Protection Law. If you enjoyed this book, a review would be really appreciated by the author, even if it's just a couple of words on Amazon or any online retailers of The Cedar Cage. Reviews help expand the author's audience.

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ISBN 13	9781524760199
ISBN 10	1524760196
Title	Mother American Night
Author	John Perry Barlow
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2019-06-04
Number of pages	288
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.