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The Beat Generation in San Francisco - by Bill Morgan (Paperback)

The Beat Generation in San Francisco - by  Bill Morgan (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>An entertaining read as well as a practical walking (and driving) tour, this guide covers the entire Bay Area, and comes with an introduction by Lawrence Ferlinghetti.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>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 a practical walking (and driving) tour that covers the entire Bay Area. With an introduction by Lawrence Ferlinghetti.</p><p><b>Bill Morgan </b>is a painter and archival consultant working in New York City. He is the author of <i>The Beat Generation in New York: A Walking Tour of Jack Kerouac's City</i>.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>For travellers who wish to drive and walk the paths of the Beats and Bohemians; San Francisco is your destination and your luggage is this book ... and the obligatory packet of cigarettes of course as every Beat loves a good smoke or two.--Book Spew<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Lawrence Ferlinghetti is the famous Beat poet and painter who founded City Lights Books in San Francisco. His most recent books are <em>How To Paint Sunlight</em> (poetry) and <em>Love in the Days of Rage</em> (fiction).

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