Radical Chapters: Pacifist Bookseller Roy Kepler and the Paperback Revolution

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RADICAL CHAPTERS Pacifist Bookseller Roy Kepler and the Paperback Revolution  Michael Doyle Syracuse University Press Copyright © 2012 by Syracuse University Press Syracuse, New York 13244-5290 All Rights Reserved First Edition 2012 12 13 14 15 16 17 6 5 4 3 2 1 ∞ The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1992. For a listing of books published and distributed by Syracuse University Press, visit our website at SyracuseUniversityPress.syr.edu. ISBN: 978-0-8156-1006-9 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Doyle, Michael, 1956– Radical chapters : pacifist bookseller Roy Kepler and the paperback revolution / Michael Doyle. — First edition. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8156-1006-9 1. Kepler, Roy C. 2. Kepler, Roy C.—Friends and associates—Biography. 3. Booksellers and bookselling—United States—Biography. 4. Pacifists— United States—Biography. 5. Kepler’s Books—History. 6. Paperbacks— Publishing—History—20th century. 7. Bookstores—California— Menlo Park—History. 8. Counterculture—United States—History— 20th century. I. Title. Z473.K47D69 2012 381'.45002092—dc23 [B] 2012028712 Manufactured in the United States of America To Beth, my bride Michael Doyle is a reporter in the Washington , DC, bureau of the McClatchy newspaper chain. He is a graduate of Oberlin College. He earned a master’s in government from The Johns Hopkins University and a master of studies in law from Yale Law School, where he was a Knight Journalism Fellow. His first book, The Forestport Breaks: A Nineteenth-Century Conspiracy along the Black River Canal, was also published by Syracuse University Press. ...