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Greenwood Biographies Ser.: Jack Kerouac : A Biography by Michael J. Dittman (2004, Hardcover)

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This critical biography provides a roadmap to the personal journeys that marked the life and works of American icon Jack Kerouac.

Product Identifiers

PublisherBloomsbury Publishing

ISBN-100313328366

ISBN-139780313328367

eBay Product ID (ePID)30466017

Product Key Features

Educational LevelHigh School, Elementary School

Number of Pages152 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameJack Kerouac : a Biography

Publication Year2004

SubjectGeneral, Literary, American / General

TypeStudy Guide

Subject AreaBiography & Autobiography, Literary Criticism

AuthorMichael J. Dittman

SeriesGreenwood Biographies Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight13.9 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

LCCN2004-009233

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"[F]ulfils the premise of the Greenwood Biogrpahy Series - to provide "challenging yet accessible" biogrpehies of individuals who have influenced American and/or global culture ...a reader-friendly introduction to Kerouac's interconnected life and writing."- Journal of American Studies, "[A] top pick for high school to college-level collections....Michael Dittman focuses on the facts surrounding his life and literature and provides many alternative views of these events which students should find intriguing."- MBR Internet Bookwatch/The Bookwatch

Target AudienceElementary/High School

Number of Volumes1 Vol.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal813/.54

Lc Classification NumberPs3521

Table of ContentIntroduction Timeline of Events in the Life of Jack Kerouac Youth Horace Mann and Columbia On the Sea and On the Road Bebop and Benzedrine The Town and the City Neal Cassidy The Railroad The Subterraneans and Spontaneous Prose Mexico City The West Coast Revolution Africa Fame The Beatnik Backlash