Includes bibliographical references (p. 187) and index.
Contents
Beginnings -- Encounters -- The birth of the beat -- On the road -- Jazz, jive talk & hipsters -- Publish & be damned -- The west coast scene -- Distant shores -- Beat & the new culture -- Village voices -- Beatnik! -- The 60s & beyond.
Summary
An overview of the major figures and events of the beat generation from the '40s through the late '60s with photographs and a feast of visual material.
