On the Bus

In 1964, the cross-country bus trip of Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters—on a psychedelically painted school bus crammed with amplifiers, cameras, costumes, and assorted contraband as cargo and Beat legend Neal Cassady at the wheel—marked the end of the Eisenhower Era, setting an American Cultural Revolution in motion. That trip is celebrated in this engrossing popular history, featuring over 100 photos by Prankster photographer Ron Bevirt, Allen Ginsberg, and others alongside candid and insightful interviews with participants and leading countercultural figures.