6 Aug

Joy-riding Hippies & Jack Kerouac

  • The History entry posted on August 6th, 2007.

The novel that launched the Beats, the hippies and designer jeans turns 50. But this legendary “joyride” is actually the saddest book you’ll ever read — even with God on every page. Time for another look.

Jack Kerouac’s “On the Roadturns 50.

   
 

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