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The typewriter is holy : the complete, uncensored history of the Beat generation / Bill Morgan.

by Morgan, Bill, 1949-

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New York, NY : Free Press, 2010.

Beats (Persons.

American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism.

9781416592426 (alk. paper)

1416592423 (alk. paper)

9781416597209 (ebk.)

1416597204 (ebk.)

xxi, 291 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.

1st Free Press hardcover ed.

Friendship and murder -- The Lumpen world -- The Adonis of Denver -- Insanity -- The subterraneans -- Literary lives -- The name of a generation -- To the West coast -- Nightmare of Moloch -- The six gallery -- Desolation and loneliness -- Censorship and vindication -- Fame -- The threads loosen -- The circle widens -- Cut-ups -- Bitter fruits -- Setting the global stage -- A culture turned upside down -- The Sixties -- The end of the road -- Aftermath -- Respectability -- Acceptance -- Postscript.

Chronicles the lives of key contributors and offers insight into their lasting influence, featuring coverage of the stories surrounding such publications as Allen Ginsberg's "Howl and Other Poems" and Jack Kerouac's "On the Road."

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