In the spring of 1951, the muse landed so hard in the caffeinated mind of Jack Kerouac that within three weeks he had hurried ...

A glass ashtray—the kind you used to find often in American households—was recently on exhibit in the second-floor gallery of the Grolier Club. It was in a display case, ashes and all. If you had seen ...

"Whither goest thou, America, in thy shiny car in the night?" -- Jack Kerouac, "On the Road" Nearly 20 years ago I wrote about Jack Kerouac's "On the Road," marking the 50th anniversary of its ...

In the spring of 1951, Jack Kerouac's muse struck hard, leading him to create a full-length manuscript for “On the Road” in just three weeks.