First published in 1979, The White Album records indelibly the
upheavals and aftermaths of the 1960s. Examining key events, figures,
and trends of the era--including Charles Manson, the Black Panthers, and
the shopping mall--through the lens of her own spiritual confusion, Joan
Didion helped to define mass culture as we now understand it. Written
with a commanding sureness of tone and linguistic precision, The White
Album is a central example of American reportage and a classic of
American autobiography.