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" Jack Kerouac : "
Michael J. Dittman.
Document Type
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BL
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Record Number
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961296
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Doc. No
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b715666
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Main Entry
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Dittman, Michael J.
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Title & Author
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Jack Kerouac : : a biography /\ Michael J. Dittman.
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Publication Statement
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Westport, Conn. :: Greenwood Press,, 2004.
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Series Statement
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Greenwood biographies,
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Page. NO
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xiii, 133 pages ;; 25 cm.
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ISBN
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0313328366
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: 9780313328367
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Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-129).
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Contents
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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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Abstract
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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.
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Subject
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Kerouac, Jack,1922-1969.
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Kerouac, Jack, 1922-1969
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Kerouac, Jack,1922-1969
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Kerouac, Jack,1922-1969.
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Kerouac, Jack.
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Subject
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Authors, American-- 20th century, Biography.
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Beats (Persons), Biography.
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Authors, American.
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Subject
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Beat generation.
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Subject
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Beats (Persons)
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Dewey Classification
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813/.54
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LC Classification
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PS3521.E735Z628 2004
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NLM classification
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8ssgn
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HU 4134rvk
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K837.125.6=533clc
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