Chronicles the life of author Jack Kerouac and discusses his experiences growing up during the Depression, his relationship with Allen Ginsberg, and his struggle to overcome alcoholism.
Profiles approximately sixty American Beat Generation writers from the period following the Second World War, presenting primary and secondary bibliographies and illustrated biographical essays that chronicle each writer' career in detail; also includes a chronology and several essays on the period.
Collection of poetry, prose and excerts from writers who were part of the "Beat Generation." Poets include Amiri Baraka, Gary Snyder, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Allen Ginsberg, and many others.
