Town of Woodstock historian Richard Heppner’s new book, Woodstock: From World War to Culture Wars (SUNY Press, 2024), explores the uncommon history of a small town in the shadow of Overlook Mountain in Ulster County, NY, as it moves through major changes during the twentieth century.
Few towns in America are as famous as Woodstock, New York — although Woodstock may be most famous for an event that happened many miles away. Long before the 1969 Woodstock festival put the town on the map, it had been a center for artists and free thinkers who found refuge in its rural setting. [Read more…] about Woodstock: From World War to Culture Wars
