On the Road to Desolation

October. 11,1997 | en

Carolyn Cassady Jack Kerouac Allen Ginsberg

History Documentary

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Andrew O'Hagan looks at a critical point in the life of Beat Generation writer Jack Kerouac. In 1956 he spent spent 63 soul-searching days as a fire-watcher on Washington state's Desolation Peak. After this stint he was never the same creative force again.

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