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Jack Kerouac : a biography / Michael J. Dittman.

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Van Pelt Library PS3521.E735 Z628 2004
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Dittman, Michael J.
Series:
Greenwood biographies 1540-4900
Greenwood biographies, 1540-4900
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Kerouac, Jack, 1922-1969.
Kerouac, Jack.
Authors, American--20th century--Biography.
Authors, American.
Beats (Persons)--Biography.
Beats (Persons).
Genre:
Biographies.
Physical Description:
xiii, 133 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Place of Publication:
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2004.
Contents:
Chapter 1 Youth 1
Chapter 2 Horace Mann and Columbia 11
Chapter 3 On the Sea and on the Road 15
Chapter 4 Bebop and Benzedrine 23
Chapter 5 The Town and the City 27
Chapter 6 Neal Cassady 31
Chapter 7 The Railroad 47
Chapter 8 The Subterraneans and Spontaneous Prose 55
Chapter 9 Mexico City 63
Chapter 10 The West Coast Revolution 67
Chapter 11 Africa 73
Chapter 12 Fame 77
Chapter 13 The Beatnik Backlash 89
Chapter 14 Decline 97
Chapter 15 Death 111
Chapter 16 Legacy 121.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [127]-129) and index.
ISBN:
0313328366
OCLC:
55018777

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