Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Great Regulars: The New York Times documented Kerouac's

worsening alcohol addiction in a 2006 article, which features interviews with residents of Northport, Long Island, where Kerouac moved with his mother in 1958. At that point, he'd already become a "literary celebrity," and was spending much of his time drinking in local bars and walking around barefoot.

from findingDulcinea: Happy Birthday: Happy Birthday, Jack Kerouac, Beat Author of "On the Road"

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