Kerouac: Visions of Rocky Mount...describes Kerouac's life and times in Rocky Mount, Big Easonburg Woods, North Carolina. The book is full of black and white photographs of scenes right out of The Dharma Bums and other books that Kerouac published in his lifetime. Also photographs of the house that Neal Cassady pulled up to with the new muddy Hudson... Christmas 1948. This is described in On the Road, but Kerouac called the town Testament, VA. Also the cottage Kerouac wrote Visions of Gerard is covered in the book.
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John J Dorfner was born in Kingston, New York, in 1952. He grew up in Stone Ridge, a small town in the heart of The Catskill Mountains. After serving in the Navy where he started writing by keeping a journal, he hitch-hiked across the country, ending his travels in Portland, Oregon. Finding employment at a book distributor, he was introduced to the novels of another writer who roamed America's highways...Kerouac. He currently resides in Raleigh, North Carolina with his wife and two daughters.
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Jack Kerouac's roots found in North Carolina !!!!!,
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This review is from: Kerouac: Visions of Rocky Mount (Paperback)
Mr.Dorfner took the time,energy and patience to retrace Jack Kerouac's footprints left in North Carolina and the result is a VERY imformative and enjoyable book. For me,it has answered ALL the impending questions regarding Jack's journey/stay's with his sister(Nin). Once I closed the last page, I found myself aching to head out to North Carolina to find a little piece of Jack left behind by someone who had no idea of the mark he has left for us all. One of the best parts is where Mr.Dorfner actually locates the famous trees/woods Jack spoke so fondly of in his masterpiece, "The dharma bum's". If you are a SERIOUS fan of Kerouac then this book is DEFINITELY worth reading.Congrat's goes out to Mr. Dorfner for his research in finding out Jack's life in North Carolina.
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