The Family
by Ed Sanders
The Family is Ed Sanders's account of the Manson Family, first published by E. P. Dutton in October 1971 as The Family: The Story of Charles Manson's Dune Buggy Attack Battalion. Sanders, a founder of the Fugs, describes the Sharon Tate murders at length.
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- 2
- First published
- E. P. Dutton, 1971
The Family by Ed Sanders was first published in 1971. We track 2 editions.
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- Penguin Books1969 Hardback I own The Family, Penguin Books 1969 Log in to want this
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- 16 on Open Library, 14 in English
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How many editions of The Family are there?
We track 2 editions of The Family. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
When was The Family first published?
The Family by Ed Sanders was first published in 1971.
Where these facts come from
- The Family: The Story of Charles Manson's Dune Buggy Attack Battalion, Kirkus Reviews, 1971 (kirkusreviews.com)
- Is California Dreamin' Becoming a Reality?, The Harvard Crimson, 1971 (thecrimson.com)
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