These "recipes" were eventually adapted to make up an entire book. The initial vision of The Anarchist Cookbook was to post instructional flyers in New York City, including how to properly throw a Molotov cocktail and how to make LSD.
Powell began plans to become a writer but decided upon a political course when he was drafted into the Vietnam war, which inspired him to write "recipes" and later compile them into a "cookbook". Powell gained inspiration for his text from his experiences with Vietnam veterans throughout his time living in New York City, during which, the pacifist movements of the 1960s began to take a more violent turn, having been responsible for over 100 politically inspired bombings. The Anarchist Cookbook was written by William Powell as a teenager and first published in 1971 at the apex of the counterculture era to protest against United States involvement in the Vietnam War. Its legality has been questioned in several jurisdictions. However, the copyright belonged to the publisher, who continued circulation until the company was acquired in 1991. Powell converted to Anglicanism in 1976 and later attempted to have the book removed from circulation. It was written by William Powell at the apex of the counterculture era to protest against United States's involvement in the Vietnam War. The Anarchist Cookbook, first published in 1971, is a book containing instructions for the manufacture of explosives, rudimentary telecommunications phreaking devices, and related weapons, as well as instructions for the home manufacture of illicit drugs, including LSD.
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