| Woodstock Nation: A Talk-Rock Album |
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| Author(s) | Abbie Hoffman |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Random House |
| Publication date | 1969 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| OCLC Number | 2064380 |
| Preceded by | Revolution For the Hell of It |
| Followed by | Steal This Book |
Woodstock Nation: A Talk-Rock Album is a book written by Abbie Hoffman in 1969 that describes his experiences at that year's Woodstock Music and Arts Festival. The book was written as Hoffman was awaiting trial for conspiring to incite riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago (see Chicago Seven).
Mostly written in a stream of consciousness style (see Ulysses by James Joyce and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson) Woodstock Nation focuses on youth culture, including Hoffman's views of rock music and its relationship to politics. One target of Hoffman's criticism is Pete Townshend of The Who, with whom Hoffman tussled onstage at the Festival.