Description: John Hazlett's engaging study of writers from the 1960s demonstrates the ways in which the idea of the generation has affected autobiographical writing in this century. Autobiographers from the sixties claim to speak on behalf of all members of their generation. However, each writer presents a unique political and personal agenda.
Review Quotes: "The 60s is becoming a mythic story that will shape the consciousness of future generations. But at present the 60s is still the subject of competing stories, and this interesting book is the story of how the story is being told."--Tom Hayden