Renowned artist Lawrence W. Lee recounts his personal journey through a 40-year battle with severe depression, his wife's slow descent into dementia, and his art.
Renowned artist Lawrence W. Lee recounts his personal journey through a 40-year battle with severe depression, his wife's slow descent into dementia, ...
"A fascinating literary and historical document, the most insightful look at the Beat Generation." Dan Wakefield, author of New York in the Fifties and Going All the Way
First published in 1978, Jack's Book gives us an intimate look into the life and times of the "King of the Beats." Through the words of the close friends, lovers, artists, and drinking buddies who survived him, writers Barry Gifford and Lawrence Lee recount Jack Kerouac's story, from his childhood in Lowell, Massachusetts, to his tragic end in Florida at the age of forty-seven. Including...
"A fascinating literary and historical document, the most insightful look at the Beat Generation." Dan Wakefield, author of New York in the F...