false 23929 3 Jack Kerouac is one of America's most influential literary figures. <i>On the Road</i> begot the Beat Generation, which ushered in the hippie movement, then free love, then drugs and so on and so on. Yet the real Kerouac bore little resemblance to this enduring image as an open-road rebel and spokesman of the Beats. He was a lover of women and wine, all right, but also a sad, confused romantic who longed for acceptance and often viewed life with a child's perspective. By capturing his emotions in his personal writings, <i>Selected Letters</i> helps shed light on a figure who was as troubled as he was rebellious. 24850 1995 Kerouac: Selected Letters: Volume 1 1940-1956 total:138|5:1|4:0|3:0|2:1|1:0| 138 536 204 6 0 0 false false Fri Nov 21 17:21:55 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 21 17:26:27 -0800 2008 "There is a age of collectivism upon us. I feel it is my job to teach beauty to the collectivists, and teach collectivism to those who love beauty...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Aug 15 17:44:49 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 15 17:52:07 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jul 06 22:17:42 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 06 23:56:15 -0700 2007 On the Road. It follows the trials of Kerouac as he struggles to get his writing career started.]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Mon Mar 24 13:15:09 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 24 13:17:20 -0700 2008 On the Road".]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Mon Feb 18 09:35:11 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 18 09:35:34 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Fri May 16 16:31:48 -0700 2008 Fri May 16 16:31:48 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Tue Nov 10 15:53:17 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 15:53:17 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 07 19:50:51 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 19:50:51 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Nov 04 16:19:28 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 04 16:19:30 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Nov 03 04:56:20 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 04:56:20 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Oct 15 04:03:41 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 01 05:00:57 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon Oct 12 14:31:29 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 14:31:29 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Sep 03 12:51:55 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 12:51:55 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Aug 18 10:22:06 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 10:22:06 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Aug 16 21:12:53 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 21:12:53 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Aug 03 10:58:50 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 10:58:50 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Jul 26 13:45:59 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 13:45:59 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jul 14 05:30:53 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 05:30:53 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jul 13 10:20:08 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 10:20:08 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995 Fri Jun 12 13:44:14 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 13:45:06 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=23929