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Beat Atlas A State by State Guide to the Beat Generation in America

Morgan, Bill
Heftet / 2011 / Engelsk

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780872865129
Publisert
2011-04-07
Utgiver
City Lights Books
Vekt
255 gr
Høyde
209 mm
Bredde
114 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
225

Forfatter
Morgan, Bill
Innledning av
Peters Nancy J.
Fotograf
Ginsberg, Allen

Biografisk notat

Bill Morgan: Bill Morgan (b.1949) is a painter and archival consultant who lives in New York City and Bennington, Vermont. He is the author of The Beat Generation in New York and The Beat Generation in San Francisco, I Celebrate Myself: The Somewhat Private Life of Allen Ginsberg, and edited Deliberate Prose: Selected Essays of Allen Ginsberg, 1952-1995, as well as Ginsberg's Book of Martyrdom and Artifice: First Journals and Poems, 1937-1952, and Howl on Trial: The Battle for Free Expression. Nancy Peters: Nancy Peters is the co-owner and past executive director of City Lights Books. She is the author of Literary San Francisco: A Pictorial History from its Origins to the Present Day (Harper, 1980). Allen Ginsberg: Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997), founding father of the Beat Generation, inspired the American counterculture of the second half of the twentieth century with his groundbreaking poems. His books include Howl & Other Poems, Kaddish & Other Poems, Reality Sandwiches, Planet News, Fall of American, Mind Breaths, and Plutonian Ode, all published by City Lights.

Beat Atlas A State by State Guide to the Beat Generation in America

Morgan, Bill
Heftet / 2011 / Engelsk
Morgan, Bill
Heftet / 2011 / Engelsk
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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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Beat Atlas is the ultimate tour guide for those interested in the Beats and their travels "on the road."
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
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Print: Besides the usual book reviews, we plan on connecting with the travel editors of all the major papers in the country, as excerpts, and reviews, are likely to be considered. We will also contact travel and airline magazines for coverage. Print media includes: NY Times, NY Review of Books, New Yorker, NY Magazine, NY Newsday, Washington Post, LA Times, SF Chronicle, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun Times, Boston Globe, Beat Scene UK, Vanity Fair, Entertainment Weekly, Newsweek, Time Out, USA Today, Toronto Globe & Mail and more. Web: Dharma Beat, Reality Sandwich.com, Literary Kicks, Daily Beat, popmatters.com. We will research and pursue appropriate travel web sites and bloggers. Radio: Pursue literary arts shows around the country for interviews with the editors. Academic: We'll connect with the Beat Studies Association who will offer advertise the book on their site.
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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."
Les mer
Beat Atlas is the ultimate tour guide for those interested in the Beats and their travels "on the road."
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
Les mer
Print: Besides the usual book reviews, we plan on connecting with the travel editors of all the major papers in the country, as excerpts, and reviews, are likely to be considered. We will also contact travel and airline magazines for coverage. Print media includes: NY Times, NY Review of Books, New Yorker, NY Magazine, NY Newsday, Washington Post, LA Times, SF Chronicle, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun Times, Boston Globe, Beat Scene UK, Vanity Fair, Entertainment Weekly, Newsweek, Time Out, USA Today, Toronto Globe & Mail and more. Web: Dharma Beat, Reality Sandwich.com, Literary Kicks, Daily Beat, popmatters.com. We will research and pursue appropriate travel web sites and bloggers. Radio: Pursue literary arts shows around the country for interviews with the editors. Academic: We'll connect with the Beat Studies Association who will offer advertise the book on their site.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780872865129
Publisert
2011-04-07
Utgiver
City Lights Books
Vekt
255 gr
Høyde
209 mm
Bredde
114 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
225

Forfatter
Morgan, Bill
Innledning av
Peters Nancy J.
Fotograf
Ginsberg, Allen

Biografisk notat

Bill Morgan: Bill Morgan (b.1949) is a painter and archival consultant who lives in New York City and Bennington, Vermont. He is the author of The Beat Generation in New York and The Beat Generation in San Francisco, I Celebrate Myself: The Somewhat Private Life of Allen Ginsberg, and edited Deliberate Prose: Selected Essays of Allen Ginsberg, 1952-1995, as well as Ginsberg's Book of Martyrdom and Artifice: First Journals and Poems, 1937-1952, and Howl on Trial: The Battle for Free Expression. Nancy Peters: Nancy Peters is the co-owner and past executive director of City Lights Books. She is the author of Literary San Francisco: A Pictorial History from its Origins to the Present Day (Harper, 1980). Allen Ginsberg: Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997), founding father of the Beat Generation, inspired the American counterculture of the second half of the twentieth century with his groundbreaking poems. His books include Howl & Other Poems, Kaddish & Other Poems, Reality Sandwiches, Planet News, Fall of American, Mind Breaths, and Plutonian Ode, all published by City Lights.

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