Kerouac Kerouac

It's almost here but there's still very little information. The Palace of the Governors web site says, "Jack Kerouac and the Writer's Life. View the original On the Road manuscript and experience Jack Kerouac’s defining novel of the Beat generation. The 120-foot scroll celebrates its fiftieth anniversary this year, criss-crossing the country and re-igniting the spirit of those who know it and inspiring future generations. The scroll will be on display Friday, April 13, through Monday, May 28, 2007. For more information, contact Tom Leech at thomas.leech@state.nm.us. "

There's a somewhat out-of-date website about the On The Road scroll at Empty Mirror Books, and a spectacular high-resolution image of part of the scroll from the website of the University of Iowa, one of the first stops on the tour. The file is very large, but it is really worth waiting for the full image to arrive on your screen... We have, of course, heaps of book by Kerouac and about Kerouac, and about the Beat Generation (and lots more).