Full Description
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."
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
