Beat Atlas

A State by State Guide to the Beat Generation in America

By: Bill Morgan, Nancy J. Peters (Foreword by), Allen Ginsberg (Photographer)

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Paperback | 7 April 2011

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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."

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"I absolutely love this book. It's quirky, interesting, and practical. This is a travel guide that you will pick up just to read, in addition to using it for finding Beat destinations to visit. Beat Atlas has my highest recommendation."--Rick Dale, The Daily Beat

"A decade ago, Beat Generation chronicler Morgan created a walking tour guide to Jack Kerouac's New York City. A couple of years later he did the same for San Francisco, tracking the haunts of Kerouac, Ginsberg, Neal Cassady and their associates. With this new guide, Morgan has gone national, listing where the Beats lived, worked and traveled. That they managed to hit all the 48 contiguous states is no surprise, but some of the places are. Lincoln makes the list for Ginsberg's 1960s poetry reading visit, and Omaha, Grand Island and North Platte were all part of Kerouac's cross-country journeys recorded in "On The Road." For Beat aficionados, it's fascinating and fun."--L. Kent Wolgamott, Lincoln Star Journal

"A gold mine of information on the homes and haunts of the Beat Generation, this book will especially interest those who are already Beat enthusiasts."--Library Journal

"Whether you're a road-tested backpacker or just an armchair traveler, this guide, by archivist and author Bill Morgan, will lead you to noteworthy Beat locales in all 50 states, beyond Greenwich Village and North Beach, the main hubs for the post-WWII literary movement."--Newsday

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Foreword	p. 7
Preface	p. 11
Northeast Region	p. 14
New England States	p. 15
Massachusetts	p. 15
Maine	p. 36
New Hampshire	p. 37
Vermont	p. 39
Rhode Island	p. 43
Connecticut	p. 44
Middle Atlantic States	p. 49
New Jersey	p. 49
New York	p. 59
Pennsylvania	p. 80
Midwest Region	p. 84
East North Central States	p. 85
Ohio	p. 85
Michigan	p. 88
Indiana	p. 92
Illinois	p. 93
Wisconsin	p. 100
West North Central States	p. 102
Kansas	p. 102
Nebraska	p. 106
Minnesota	p. 109
Iowa	p. 112
Missouri	p. 115
South Dakota	p. 121
North Dakota	p. 122
South Region	p. 124
South Atlantic States	p. 125
District of Columbia	p. 125
Delaware	p. 129
Maryland	p. 130
West Virginia	p. 132
Virginia	p. 133
North Carolina	p. 135
South Carolina	p. 140
Georgia	p. 142
Florida	p. 143
Kentucky	p. 149
Tennessee	p. 150
Mississippi	p. 151
Alabama	p. 152
West South Central States	p. 154
Louisiana	p. 154
Arkansas	p. 157
Oklahoma	p. 159
Texas	p. 160
West Region	p. 168
Mountain States	p. 169
Colorado	p. 169
Montana	p. 181
Idaho	p. 183
Wyoming	p. 185
Nevada	p. 186
Utah	p. 188
Arizona	p. 188
New Mexico	p. 194
Pacific States	p. 199
Oregon	p. 199
Washington	p. 206
California	p. 211
Alaska	p. 238
Hawaii	p. 240
Acknowledgments	p. 243
Bibliography	p. 247
Index	p. 251
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