Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-129).
Timeline of Events in the Life of Jack Kerouac -- Youth -- Horace Mann and Columbia -- On the Sea and On the Road -- Bebop and Benzedrine -- The Town and the City -- Neal Cassady -- The Railroad -- The Subterraneans and Spontaneous Prose -- Mexico City -- The West Coast Revolution -- Africa -- Fame -- The Beatnik Backlash -- Decline -- Death -- Legacy.
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Presents a biography of Jack Kerouac, the writer most closely associated with the Beat movement, discussing his philosophy and psychology, and looking at the personal and historical events that influenced his career.