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Author Evans, Mike, 1941 October 30-

Title The Beats : from Kerouac to Kesey : an illustrated journey through the Beat Generation / Mike Evans.

Imprint Philadelphia [Pa.] ; London : Running Press, 2007.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe Special Collections Whitehead  810.90054 Ev16b 2007    ---  Lib Use Only
Edition 2007 ed.
Description 192 p. ; ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Bibliography "Selected works": p. 186-187.
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.
Subject Beats (Persons)
Beats (Persons) -- Biography.
Beats (Persons) -- Pictorial works.
Authors, American -- 20th century.
ISBN 9780762430482
0762430486

 
    
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