Sneak Peek of Burning Furiously Beautiful: Early Draft of “On the Road” Reveals Tragic Life Story of Kerouac’s Dad

From chapter 1 of Burning Furiously Beautiful: The True Story of “On the Road,” the book I’m coauthoring with Paul Maher Jr.: Life was no easier for the paternal side of Jack Kerouac according to this retelling of the Kerouac lineage. Leo Duluoz, a pseudonym for Jack’s father Leo Kerouac, was six years old when [...]