Jack's Book

<b><p>A fascinating literary and historical document the most insightful look at the Beat Generation. --Dan Wakefield author of <i>New York in the Fifties</i> and <i>Going All the Way</i></p></b><p>First published in 1978 <i>Jack's Book</i> gives us an intimate look into the life and times of the King of the Beats. Through the words of the close friends lovers artists and drinking buddies who survived him writers Barry Gifford and Lawrence Lee recount Jack Kerouac's story from his childhood in Lowell Massachusetts to his tragic end in Florida at the age of forty-seven. Including anecdotes from an eclectic list of well-known figures such as Allen Ginsberg William S. Burroughs and Gore Vidal as well as Kerouac's ordinary acquaintances this groundbreaking oral biography--the first of its kind--presents us with a remarkably insightful portrait of an American legend and the spirit of a generation.</p>