Jack Kerouac by David Sandison
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Jack Kerouac
Jack Kerouac
Summary
This illustrated biography focuses on one of the major names in post-war popular culture. Kerouac epitomized the Beat Generation of 50s America, and his most famous novel On the Road provided a textbook for the bohemian life-style that has attracted disenchanted youth ever ince.
Jack Kerouac Summary
About David Sandison
As a journalist in popular culture and modern history, David Sandison has been a columnist and contributor for a number of British and American periodicals. This is his second book on the life of Che Guevara
Table of Contents
Massachusetts to Manhattan (1922-1941) - a Lowell childhood, high school and university; the sea, the town and the city (1941-1946) - war at sea, murder, marriage, Ginsberg and Burroughs; On the Road (1947-1950) - Neal and Carolyn, first publication, a brief marriage; The Subterraneans (1951-1956) - the Beats, Buddhism and early fame; Lonesome Traveler (1957-1960) - Morocco, Paris, London and Pull my Daisy; Desolation Angel (1960-1969) - Big Sur breakdown, alcohol reclusion and death.
Additional information
GOR006018101
9780600597094
0600597091
Jack Kerouac by David Sandison
Used - Good
Hardback
Octopus Publishing Group
19990915
160
N/A
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