The Beat Generation in San Francisco: A Literary Tour

by Bill Morgan

Other authorsLawrence Ferlinghetti (Editor)
Paperback, 2003

Status

Available

Call number

810.9

Genres

Collection

Untitled collection

Publication

City Lights Publishers (2003), Edition: 1St Edition, Paperback, 240 pages

Description

A blow-by-blow unearthing of the places where the Beat writers first came to full bloom: the flat where Ginsberg wrote "Howl;" Gary Snyder's zen cottage in Berkeley; the ghostly railroad yards where Kerouac and Cassady toiled; the pads where Jack & Neal & Carolyn lived; Ferlinghetti's favorite haunts. This meticulous guide also brings to light never-before-heard stories about Corso, Bob Kaufman, DiPrima, Kyger, Lamantia and other West Coast Beats. A entertaining read as well as apractical walking (and driving) tour that covers the entire Bay Area. With an introduction by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Bill Morganis a painter and archival consultant working in New York City. He is the author ofThe Beat Generation in New York: A Walking Tour of Jack Kerouac's City.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member HowlAtCLP
Take a walking tour of Howl's creation, including the hotel building that helped inspire Moloch, the apartment where Ginsberg wrote the first draft of Howl, the building which housed the Six Gallery where Howl was first read, and City Lights bookstore where Howl was first published and sold.

Language

English

Physical description

240 p.; 4.25 inches

ISBN

0872864170 / 9780872864177

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