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By the 1970s, Caen had a love / hate relationship with the youth culture.  On the one hand, he resented their flouting of traditional values; on the other hand, he noticed that they seemed to be having a lot more fun.  If he'd been born thirty-five years later, Caen might've joined up with them. One Man's San Francisco (1976) is my personal favorite of Caen's books.
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