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Collected letters, 1944-1967 / Neal Cassady ; introduction by Carolyn Cassady ; edited by Dave Moore.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cassady, Neal.
- Standardized Title:
- Correspondence. Selections
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cassady, Neal--Correspondence.
- Cassady, Neal.
- Cassady, Carolyn--Correspondence.
- Cassady, Carolyn.
- Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997--Correspondence.
- Ginsberg, Allen.
- Kerouac, Jack, 1922-1969--Correspondence.
- Kerouac, Jack.
- Kerouac, Jack, 1922-1969.
- Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997.
- Beats (Persons).
- Authors, American--20th century--Correspondence.
- Authors, American.
- Genre:
- Correspondence.
- Biographies.
- Personal correspondence.
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 490 pages : facsimiles ; 20 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Penguin Books, 2004.
- Summary:
- Never before published--letters from the guiding light of the Beats. Neal Cassady is best remembered today as Jack Kerouac's muse and the basis for the character "Dean Moriarty" in Kerouac's classic On The Road, and as one of Ken Kesey's merriest of Merry Pranksters, the driver of the psychedelic bus "Further," immortalized in Tom Wolfe's The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test. This collection brings together more than two hundred letters to Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, John Clellon Holmes, and other Beat generation luminaries, as well as correspondence between Neal and his wife, Carolyn. These amazing letters cover Cassady's life between the ages of 18 and 41 and finish just months before his death in February 1968. Brilliantly edited by Dave Moore, this unique collection presents the "Soul of the Beat Generation" in his own words--sometimes touching and tender, sometimes bawdy and hilarious. Here is the real Neal Cassady--raw and uncut.
- Contents:
- 1944-45
- October 8 - To Justin Brierly 1
- October - To Justin Brierly 2
- October 23 - To Justin Brierly 4
- October 30 - To Justin Brierly 5
- November - To Justin Brierly 6
- January 8 - To Justin Brierly 7
- February 5 - To Justin Brierly 8
- March 26 - To Justin Brierly 9
- 1947
- January 17 - To Allen Ginsberg 12
- March 6 - To Allen Ginsberg 13
- March 7 - To Jack Kerouac 17
- March 10 - To Allen Ginsberg 19
- March 13 - To Jack Kerouac 21
- March 14 - To Allen Ginsberg 22
- March 20 - To Allen Ginsberg 24
- March 27 - To Jack Kerouac 27
- March 30 - To Allen Ginsberg 31
- April 1 - To Allen Ginsberg 33
- April 10 - To Allen Ginsberg 35
- April 15 - To Allen Ginsberg 39
- April 15 - To Jack Kerouac 41
- May 8 - To Allen Ginsberg 43
- May 15 - To Allen Ginsberg 44
- May 20 - To Jack Kerouac 45
- June - To Allen Ginsberg 46
- July - To LuAnne Cassady 48
- August 22 - To Jack Kerouac 49
- August 31 - To Jack Kerouac 51
- September 10 - To Allen Ginsberg 54
- September 20 - To Jack Kerouac 54
- October - To Jack Kerouac 58
- November 5 - To Jack Kerouac 59
- November 18 - To Allen Ginsberg 62
- November 21 - To Jack Kerouac 63
- December 25 - To Jack Kerouac 66
- December 30 - To Allen Ginsberg 67
- 1948
- January 7 - To Jack Kerouac 69
- June 16 - To Jack Kerouac 76
- June - To Neal Cassady from Allen Ginsberg 81
- July 5 - To Jack Kerouac 83
- July 23 - To Jack Kerouac 85
- July - To Allen Ginsberg 89
- August 3 - To Allen Ginsberg 91
- August 10 - To Bill Tomson 97
- August 20 - To Allen Ginsberg 100
- September 7 - To Allen Ginsberg 102
- September 10 - To Jack Kerouac 105
- October 7 - To Jack Kerouac 107
- 1949
- January 10 - To Helen Hinkle 113
- January 10 - To William Burroughs 114
- January 11 - To Carolyn Cassady 114
- February 3 - To Allen Ginsberg 116
- March 15 - To Allen Ginsberg 116
- July 3 - To Jack Kerouac 118
- July - To Jack Kerouac 127
- August - To Carolyn Cassady 129
- 1950
- July 13 - To Diana Hansen Cassady 130
- July 19 - To Diana Hansen Cassady 131
- July 20 - To Jack Kerouac 132
- July 27 - To Diana Hansen Cassady 135
- August 12 - To Diana Hansen Cassady 141
- September 10 - To Diana Hansen Cassady 144
- September 11 - To Diana Hansen Cassady 147
- September 10 - To Jack Kerouac 147
- September 15 - To Neal Cassady from Diana Hansen Cassady 149
- September 16 - To Diana Hansen Cassady 152
- September 22 - To Jack Kerouac 155
- September 24 - To Diana Hansen Cassady 156
- September 25 - To Jack Kerouac 158
- October 3 - To Neal Cassady from Diana Hansen Cassady 161
- October 5 - To Betty Daly Cooper 164
- October - To Diana Hansen Cassady 165
- October 10 - To Diana Hansen Cassady 166
- October 15 - To Jack Kerouac 167
- October 17 - To Diana Hansen Cassady 170
- October 22 - To Jack Kerouac 173
- October 30 - To Diana Hansen Cassady 175
- October - To Neal Cassady from Carolyn Cassady 176
- November 1 - To Carolyn Cassady 179
- November 5 - To Neal Cassady from Carolyn Cassady 181
- November 5 - To Jack Kerouac 184
- November 7 - To Diana Hansen Cassady 191
- November 13 - To Diana Hansen Cassady 195
- November 15 - To Allen Ginsberg 199
- November 20 - To John Clellon Holmes 205
- November 25 - To Allen Ginsberg 211
- December 1 - To Diana Hansen Cassady 218
- December 3 - To Diana Hansen Cassady 219
- December 3 - To Jack Kerouac 222
- December 7 - To John Clellon Holmes 232
- December 9 - To Neal Cassady from Carolyn Cassady 234
- December 11 - To Neal Cassady from Carolyn Cassady 237
- December 17 - To Jack Kerouac 244
- December - To Neal Cassady from Neal Cassady Sr. 256
- December 30 - To Jack Kerouac 256
- 1951
- January 8 - To Jack and Joan Kerouac 261
- January 11 - To Neal Cassady from Carolyn Cassady 265
- January 13 - To Neal Cassady from Carolyn Cassady 267
- January 13 - To Carolyn Cassady 267
- January 17 - To Neal Cassady from Carolyn Cassady 268
- January 19 - To Carolyn Cassady 274
- January 25 - To Carolyn Cassady 275
- February 6 - To Jack Kerouac 277
- February 13 - To Jack Kerouac 279
- February 27 - To Diana Hansen Cassady 285
- March 17 - To Allen Ginsberg 286
- April 1 - To Jack Kerouac 288
- May 15 - To Allen Ginsberg 289
- June 19 - To Jack Kerouac 295
- June 20 - To Jack Kerouac 295
- July 2 - To Jack Kerouac 300
- July 16 - To Jack Kerouac 301
- August 10 - To Jack Kerouac 301
- September 7 - To Jack Kerouac from Neal and Carolyn Cassady 306
- September 13 - To Jack Kerouac 307
- November 28 - To Jack Kerouac 308
- December 4 - To Neal Cassady Sr. 311
- December 14 - To Neal Cassady from Carl Solomon 312
- 1952
- January 5 - To Neal and Diana Cassady from Neal Cassady Sr. 314
- January - To Neal Cassady from Carl Solomon 315
- February 13 - To Neal Cassady from Carl Solomon 317
- March - To Neal Cassady from Carl Solomon 317
- March 22 - To Neal Cassady from Seymour Wyse 321
- May 20 - To Allen Ginsberg 322
- June 4 - To Jack Kerouac from Carolyn and Neal Cassady 323
- July 10 - To Allen Ginsberg 326
- August 21 - To Diana Hansen Cassady 327
- August 21 - To J.C. Clements 330
- August 22 - To Jack Kerouac from Neal and Carolyn Cassady 331
- August 27 - To Jack Kerouac from Neal and Carolyn Cassady 333
- September 2 - To Jack Kerouac 337
- October 4 - To Allen Ginsberg 337
- December 2 - To Carolyn Cassady 339
- 1953
- January 29 - To Neal Cassady from Carolyn Cassady 341
- January 30 - To Neal Cassady from Carolyn Cassady 343
- February 3 - To Carolyn Cassady 345
- February 3 - To Neal Cassady from Carolyn Cassady 347
- February 4 - To Carolyn Cassady 349
- February 6 - To Neal Cassady from Carolyn Cassady 350
- February 8 - To Carolyn Cassady 352
- February 9 - To Neal Cassady from Carolyn Cassady 353
- February 11 - To Carolyn Cassady 354
- February 12 - To Neal Cassady from Carolyn Cassady 356
- February 14 - To Neal Cassady from Carolyn Cassady 358
- February 15 - To Carolyn Cassady 359
- February 20 - To Carolyn Cassady 361
- February 22 - To Neal Cassady from Carolyn Cassady 362
- February 24 - To Neal Cassady from Carolyn Cassady 363
- February 25 - To Neal Cassady from Carolyn Cassady 365
- February 27 - To Carolyn Cassady 366
- March 1 - To Neal Cassady from Carolyn Cassady 367
- March 2 - To Neal Cassady from Carolyn Cassady 368
- March 6 - To Carolyn Cassady 370
- March 7 - To Carolyn Cassady 370
- April 13 - To Neal Cassady from Carolyn Cassady 371
- May 6 - To Jack Kerouac 373
- May - To Jack Kerouac 374
- May 27 - To Neal and Carolyn Cassady from Charley Mew 375
- June 1 - To Allen Ginsberg 376
- June - To Parents of Hal Chase 378
- June 17 - To Carolyn Cassady from Al Sublette 379
- June 29 - To Allen Ginsberg 380
- November 20 - To Allen Ginsberg 382
- December 4 - To Jack Kerouac 383
- 1954
- April 23 - To Allen Ginsberg 385
- May 23 - To Diana Hansen Cassady 386
- May - To Diana Hansen Cassady 387
- June 8 - To Allen Ginsberg 387
- July 14 - To Mr. Bays 388
- 1955
- January 5 - To Natalie Jackson 391
- April 12 - To Neal Cassady from Natalie Jackson 391
- Spring - To Natalie Jackson 392
- May 10 - To Carolyn Cassady 393
- Autumn - To Neal Cassady from Carolyn Cassady 393
- December 15 - To Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady from Bill Garver 394
- 1956
- March - To Carolyn Cassady 395
- November 1 - To Allen Ginsberg from Carolyn Cassady 396
- 1958
- March 24 - To Robert LaVigne 397
- July 7 - To Neal Cassady from Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs 398
- July 20 - To Allen Ginsberg from Carolyn Cassady 400
- 1959
- January 7 - To Allen Ginsberg from Carolyn Cassady 408
- January 10 - To Carolyn Cassady from Gregory Corso 410
- January 28 - To Allen Ginsberg et al.
- from Carolyn Cassady 411
- June 12 - To Jack Kerouac 414
- August 25 - To Carolyn Cassady from Allen Ginsberg 417
- October 12 - To Allen Ginsberg 418
- October 25 - To Allen Ginsberg 419
- October 27 - To Jack Kerouac 420
- 1960
- April - To Carolyn Cassady from Neal Cassady Sr. 421
- June 2 - To Allen Ginsberg 422
- June 18 - To Neal Cassady from Herbert Huncke 422
- 1961
- June 17 - To Neal Cassady from Neal Cassady Sr. 424
- 1963
- July 21 - To Carolyn Cassady 426
- July 24 - To Carolyn Cassady 427
- July 26 - To Carolyn Cassady 427
- September - To Allen Ginsberg 428
- December 12 - To Neal Cassady from Carolyn Cassady 428
- 1964
- June - To Dave Haselwood 431
- 1965
- March 24 - To Carolyn Cassady 432
- July 7 - To Carolyn Cassady 434
- July 18 - To Carolyn Cassady 435
- August - To Neal Cassady from Anne Murphy 436
- August 30 - To Ken Kesey 438
- September 9 - To Ted Wilentz 450
- 1966
- January 18 - To Neal Cassady from Carolyn Cassady 451
- May 27 - To Allen Ginsberg from Carolyn Cassady 453
- August 2 - To Carolyn Cassady 455
- September - To Carolyn Cassady 456
- October 29 - To Carolyn Cassady 456
- 1967
- January 22 - To Jamie Cassady 458
- February 8 - To Carolyn Cassady 458
- February 10 - To Carolyn Cassady 459
- February 20 - To Carolyn Cassady 459
- March 15 - To Carolyn Cassady 460
- March 31 - To Allen Ginsberg 461
- April 1 - To Carolyn Cassady 461
- April 12 - To Allen Ginsberg 462
- April - To Allen Ginsberg 463
- September 15 - To Lucien Carr 464
- October 4 - To Carolyn Cassady 464
- October 4 - To John Cassady 465
- October 23 - To John Cassady 465
- October 23 - To Carolyn Cassady 465
- November 15 - To Janice Brown 466.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [469]-476) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0142002178
- OCLC:
- 52948971
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