Annotated Bibliography

Primary Sources:
Kerouac, Jack. On the Road. New York: The Viking Press, 1957.
Mailer, Norman. The White Negro: Superficial Reflections on the
Hipster. Dissent, 4
Fall 1957.
This book helped show me Beat views on why African Americans were
like the ideal Beat. It also helped me get an idea for what it was like
being African American at that time.
Cassady, Carolyn. Off the Road: My Years with Cassady, Kerouac, and
Ginsberg. New
York: Willam Morrow and Company Inc., 1990.
Carolyn Cassady, Neals second wife, reveals why he was so charming.
She gave many examples of Neals captivating personality. This book
also talked about how non-committal Neal was and how that affected
their relationship.
Secondary Sources:
Books
Charters, Anne. Jack Kerouac Selected Letters 1940-1956. New York:
Penguin Books, 1995
These letters helped me gather information about the relationship
between Jack and Neal and how they spoke to each other
Cook, Bruce. The Beat Generation. New York: Charles Scribners Sons,
1971.
Bruces thoughts about Jack Kerouac reiterated the characteristic of
Jack as an observer rather than a doer. This was critical to
understanding how important Neal was for Jack since Neal was a doer
for Jack to observe and then write about in On the Road.
Ginsburg, Allen. The Essential Ginsburg. Edited by Michael
Schumacher. New York:
HarperCollins Publishers, 2015.
The letters in this book gave insights into the relationship between the
original Beats, that is Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and Neal Cassady.

Henderson, Luanne One and Only The untold story of On the Road
Gerald Niscosia and Anne Marie Santos. Berkeley CA: Viva Editions,
2011
This source helped me find information on some of the struggles in the
relationship between Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady.
Moore, Dave. Neal Cassady Collected Letters, 1944-1967. New York:
Penguin Books, 2004
These letters were helpful in finding how Neal might have influenced
Jack.
Mortenson, Erik. Capturing the Beat Moment: Cultural politics and the
Poetics of Presence. Carbondale and Edwardsville, IL: Southern Illinois
University Press, 1970.
This book helped me find information on Neal Cassady. It also
emphasized the importance of spontaneity to the Beats.
Newhouse, Thomas. The Beat Generation and the Popular Novel in the
United States
1945-1970. London: McFarland & Company, Inc.,
Publishers, 2000.
This book explained why Jack Kerouacs book was so influential.
Sterrit, David. Mad to be Saved: The Beats, the 50s and Film.
Carbondale and Edwardsville, IL: Southern Illinois University Press,
1998.
This book demonstrated the ways in which the Beat generation
influenced popular culture. It also had some interesting views and
facts on Kerouac.
Articles
Millstein, Gilbert. Books of the Times New York Times. September 5,
1957.
This article outline the views of the Beats and talks about how they
may influence the world. It looks specifically at how On the Road
inspired the movement.
Petrus, Stephen. Rumblings of Discontent: American Popular Culture
and Its
Response to the Beat Generation 1957-1960. Studies in
Popular Culture 20
no. 1, (1997). Popular Culture Association in

the South: 1-17. http:??www.jstor.org/stable/23414596 (accessed

February 22, 2016).
This article showed me how average people reacted to the Beat
Generation. It also included opinions from the Beats on how they felt
they were being misrepresented.
Images
Budich, Joshua. Jack Kerouac (Partial), 2010
http://www.popmatters.com/column/159396-an-early-moan-from-thegreat-moaner-jack-kerouacs/
This is a piece of art based on Jack Kerouac.
Cohen, John. Jack Kerouac listening to himself on the radio-Jack
Kerouac, 1959 http://www.johncohenworks.com/photo/gallery.html
This is a picture of Jack Kerouac listening to himself on the radio.
Mugshot of Neal Cassady by Denver Police Accessed, February 24,
2016.
http://www.vice.com/read/carolyn-cassady-on-the-road
This is a mugshot of Neal Cassady
Ginsburg, Allen. Bill and Jack in Mortal Combat. Fall 1953. Photo
Courtesy of Allen Ginsburg Estate.
This is a picture of Neal Cassady and Jack Kerouac
"Neal Cassady," The Famous People
website,//www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/neal-cassady-5016.php
(accessed Apr 26, 2016).
Read more at http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/neal-cassady5016.php#6rQDt38h62BkP6zZ.99
This is a picture of Neal Cassady.
"Neal Cassady." Prem-rawat-bio.org. N.p., n.d. Web. <http://www.premrawat-bio.org/gurus/ncassady.htm>.
This is a picture of Neal Cassady.
Ulin, David L. "Critic's Notebook." Critic's Notebook: Jack Kerouac's 'On
the Road' Book App Is a Road Trip and a Map to the Future. Los Angeles

Times, 22 June 2011. Web. 26 Apr. 2016.

<http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jun/22/entertainment/la-et-on-theroad-20110622>.
This is a picture of Jack Kerouac.
Multins, Paul. "Race and Suburban Homogeneity: The Flanner House
Homes and Post-Urban African America." Archaeology and Material
Culture. N.p., May 7, 2013. Web. April 26. 2016.
<https://paulmullins.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/race-and-suburbanhomogeneity-the-flanner-house-homes-and-post-urban-africanamerica/>.
This is a picture of the 1950s suburbs
Np."On the Road (Duluoz Legend)." Goodreads.com. n.d. Web. 27 Apr.
2016. <http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/70401.On_the_Road>.
This is a picture of On the Road.
Miller, Luke. "The Pursuit of Adventure, or Truth?" The Missing Slate.
N.p., 6 July 2013. Web. 27 Apr. 2016.
<http://themissingslate.com/2013/07/06/the-pursuit-of-adventure-ortruth/>.

Jack Kerouac Tumblr. Digital Immage. Tumblr. Accessed April 28, 2016.
https://www.tumblr.com/search/cathy%20cassady
A picture of Jack and some of the Cassadys
Abes books website. Digital image. AbeBooks.com. Accessed April 28,
2016. http://www.abebooks.com/book-search/title/the-firstthird/author/neal-cassady/first-edition/
This is a picture of Neal Cassadys book.
Magic trip pictures on History.com. Digital image. History.com.
Accessed April 28, 2016. http://www.history.com/shows/historyfilms/pictures/magic-trip/psychologist-timothy-leary-and-neal-cassadyin-bus
This is a picture of Neal Cassady and the buss

Review on the Beat Generation. Digital image. Creativereview.co.uk.

Accessed April 28, 2016. https://www.creativereview.co.uk/crblog/2011/february/the-beat-goes-on/

Website about how to find a memorial/ gravesite. Digital image.

Findagrave.com. Accessed April, 28, 2016.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=34280023
This is a picture of the gravestone of Jacks family
Site with an interview of Carolyn Cassady. Digital Image. Victoria Mixon,
Author & Editor. Accessed April 28, 2016.
http://victoriamixon.com/category/interviews/carolyn-cassadyinterviews/
This is a picture of Neal and Carolyn
Site for a film about Carolyn, Jack, and Neal. Digital Image. Love
Always, Carolyn. Accessed April 28, 2016.
https://lovealwayscarolyn.com/background/neal-cassady/
This is a picture of Jack and Neal.
Site about the Beat Generation. Digital Image. Beatdom. Accessed
April 28, 2016. http://www.beatdom.com/tag/neal-cassady/page/2/
This is a picture of Jack Kerouacs home.
Jack Kerouac Wikipedia page. Digital Image. Wikipedia. Accessed April
28, 2016. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Kerouac
This is a picture of Gerard Kerouac
Jack Kerouac website on Tripod. Digital Image. Tripod. Accessed April
28, 2016. http://members.tripod.com/green_hornet_sting/kerouac.html
This is a picture of young Jack Kerouac.
Jack Kerouac article on the New York Times. Digital Image. New York
Times. April 28, 2016.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/20/books/review/the-voice-is-all-byjoyce-johnson.html?_r=0
This is a picture of Jack Kerouac playing football.

Article on Jack Kerouacs football career and the affect it might have
had on his health. Digital Image. Richard Howe. April 29, 2016.
http://www.richardhowe.com/2013/09/06/did-football-damage-kerouacthe-new-yorker-asks/
This is a picture of Jack Kerouac playing football.
Site primarily used for photos. Digital Image. Flickriver.com. April 29,
2016. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/29873672@N02/5212216385/
A picture of Jack Kerouac playing football.
Website about murderers. Digital image. Murderpedia. April 29, 2016.
http://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/carr-lucien-photos.htm
This is a picture of Lucien Carr.
Wikipedia (encyclopedia). Digital Image. Wikipedia. April 29, 2016.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Clellon_Holmes
Boston website. Digital Image. boston.com. April 29, 2016.
http://archive.boston.com/news/local/articles/2006/07/27/kerouacs_roa
d_will_be_unrolled/
This is a picture of the On the Road scroll.
Digital Image. CappelenDamm.com April 29, 2016.
https://www.cappelendamm.no/_skj%C3%B8nnlitteratur/lyrikk/sanfrancisco-blues-jack-kerouac-9788202277970
This is a picture of San Francisco Blues by Jack Kerouac
Analysis of Howl by Allen Ginsperg. Digital Image. sonoloco.com. April
29, 2016. http://www.sonoloco.com/txt/howl/howlenglish.html
This is a picture of Howl, a poem by Allen Ginsberg
Website about books. Digital Image. emptymirrorbooks.com. April 29,
2016. http://www.emptymirrorbooks.com/beat/kerouac-tristessa.html
This is a picture of a book called Tristessa by Jack Kerouac.
Amazon store. Digital Image. amazon.com. April 29, 2016.
http://www.amazon.com/Visions-Gerard-Novel-JackKerouac/dp/0140144528

This is a picture of the book Visions of Gerard, which was written

by Jack Kerouac.
Book review. Digital Image. wordpress.com. April 29, 2016.
https://drenchedbybooks.wordpress.com/2013/06/19/on-the-road-jackkerouac/
This is a picture of the book On the Road.
Huffington Post.com. Digital Image. Memorial Day. April 29, 2016.
https://www.google.com/search?
hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1366&bih=643&q=Lu
cien+carr&oq=Lucien+carr&gs_l=img.3..0l6.31650.35383.0.35584.13.
11.1.1.1.0.287.1764.0j6j3.9.0....0...1ac.1.64.img..2.11.1839...0i10.fym0
SqgNH8g#hl=en&tbm=isch&q=Road&imgrc=zut5LFnUKu3F_M%3A
This picture functioned as a background picture for my website
Wallpaper website. Digital Image. Wallpaperlayer.com April 29, 2016.
https://www.google.com/search?
hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1366&bih=643&q=Lu
cien+carr&oq=Lucien+carr&gs_l=img.3..0l6.31650.35383.0.35584.13.
11.1.1.1.0.287.1764.0j6j3.9.0....0...1ac.1.64.img..2.11.1839...0i10.fym0
SqgNH8g#hl=en&tbm=isch&q=Road&imgrc=U0B_n5UVBJS8XM%3A
This picture functioned as a background picture for my website
Photography website for Joseph Johnson. Digital Image. Joseph Johnson
Photography. April 29, 2016.
http://www.yugangliang.com/Library/DHTML/Gal_JJP/Default.aspx
This picture functioned as a background for a page on my
website
Media Goblin website. Digital Image. goblinrefuge.com. April 29, 2016.
https://goblinrefuge.com/mediagoblin/u/wdc2/m/road-to-nowhere/
Background picture for my website
Video
Workman, Chuck. The Source: The Story of the Beats and the Beat
Generation. October and May 2000 American Masters Film in
association with Beat Productions and Calliope Films; WNET Channel 13
New York, 199. DVA PBS video, 2000.

This video described the life that Kerouac, Cassady and Ginsberg led
on the road. It also showed the opinions that people had of Cassady by
people who had actually met him.