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Beat Atlas Bill Morgan

Beat Atlas By Bill Morgan

Beat Atlas by Bill Morgan


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Summary

Beat Atlas is the ultimate tour guide for those interested in the Beats and their travels on the road.

Beat Atlas Summary

Beat Atlas: A State by State Guide to the Beat Generation in America by Bill Morgan

A companion to our guides to San Francisco and New York, Beat Atlas: A Guide to the Beat Generation in America is a state-by-state guide to the rest of the nation's significant Beat locales. From Jack Kerouac's Lowell to William Burroughs' Lawrence, Kansas, to Neal Cassady's Denver--and everywhere in between--Beat Atlas contains a wealth of historical information subdivided by region and state for easy reference and is illustrated with photographs by Allen Ginsberg. Written by Ginsberg biographer and Beat authority Bill Morgan, and rich with literary lore, Beat Atlas makes an ideal companion for armchair travelers as well as those on the road.

About Bill Morgan

Bill Morgan: Bill Morgan (b.1949) is a painter and archival consultant who lives in New York City and Bennington, Vermont. He is the author of The Beat Generation in New York and The Beat Generation in San Francisco, I Celebrate Myself: The Somewhat Private Life of Allen Ginsberg, and edited Deliberate Prose: Selected Essays of Allen Ginsberg, 1952-1995, as well as Ginsberg's Book of Martyrdom and Artifice: First Journals and Poems, 1937-1952, and Howl on Trial: The Battle for Free Expression. Nancy Peters: Nancy Peters is the co-owner and past executive director of City Lights Books. She is the author of Literary San Francisco: A Pictorial History from its Origins to the Present Day (Harper, 1980). Allen Ginsberg: Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997), founding father of the Beat Generation, inspired the American counterculture of the second half of the twentieth century with his groundbreaking poems. His books include Howl & Other Poems, Kaddish & Other Poems, Reality Sandwiches, Planet News, Fall of American, Mind Breaths, and Plutonian Ode, all published by City Lights.

Table of Contents

BEAT ATLAS: THE BEAT GENERATION IN AMERICA by Bill Morgan CONTENTS A. NORTHEAST REGION: I. New England States MASSACHUSETTS MAINE NEW HAMPSHIRE VERMONT RHODE ISLAND CONNECTICUT II. Middle Atlantic States NEW JERSEY NEW YORK PENNSYLVANIA B. MIDWEST REGION: III. East North Central States OHIO MICHIGAN INDIANA ILLINOIS WISCONSIN IV: West North Central States KANSAS NEBRASKA MINNESOTA IOWA MISSOURI SOUTH DAKOTA NORTH DAKOTA C. SOUTH REGION V. South Atlantic States DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DELAWARE MARYLAND WEST VIRGINIA VIRGINIA NORTH CAROLINA SOUTH CAROLINA GEORGIA FLORIDA KENTUCKY TENNESSEE MISSISSIPPI ALABAMA VI: West South Central States LOUISIANA ARKANSAS OKLAHOMA TEXAS D. WEST REGION VII. Mountain States COLORADO MONTANA IDAHO WYOMING NEVADA UTAH ARIZONA NEW MEXICO VIII. Pacific States OREGON WASHINGTON CALIFORNIA ALASKA HAWAII

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GOR007796704
9780872865129
0872865126
Beat Atlas: A State by State Guide to the Beat Generation in America by Bill Morgan
Used - Very Good
Paperback
City Lights Books
20110407
225
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