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Neal Cassady
As ever : the collected correspondence of Allen Ginsberg & Neal Cassady
by Allen Ginsberg
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8 editions published in 1977 in English and held by 593 libraries worldwide
Collected letters, 1944-1967
by Neal Cassady
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4 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 535 libraries worldwide
The first third & other writings
by Neal Cassady
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29 editions published between 1971 and 1991 in 4 languages and held by 464 libraries worldwide A collection of writings from the man who served as inspiration for Jack Kerouac's immortal literary hero Dean Moriarty.
What happened to Kerouac
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3 editions published between 1986 and 2003 in English and held by 311 libraries worldwide Investigates the personal history and creative process of Jack Kerouac, father of the Beat Generation, author of "On the road", and a pivotal figure of the fifties countercultural revolution. Shows what happened when fame and notoriety were thrust upon an essentially reticent man.
The Beat generation an American dream
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2 editions published between 1987 and 1998 in English and held by 275 libraries worldwide In the early 1950s a small group of writers and painters gathered in the Bohemian quarters of New York and San Francisco. They voiced their concerns over America's post WWII euphoria in a manner so raucous and colorful that the media took note and dubbed them the Beat Generation. This film portrait of this volatile period of American culture is illuminated perfectly through rare archival footage and interviews with those who lived through and influenced the era.
Heart beat : my life with Jack & Neal
by Carolyn Cassady
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7 editions published between 1976 and 1980 in English and held by 258 libraries worldwide
Grace beats Karma : letters from prison, 1958-60
by Neal Cassady
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6 editions published between 1992 and 1993 in English and held by 239 libraries worldwide Letters written by Cassidy to his family and godfather while serving a sentence for selling marijuana.
The Cassady issue
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2 editions published in 1981 in English and held by 72 libraries worldwide
Pull my daisy : voice and piano
by David Amram
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4 editions published in 1994 in English and held by 55 libraries worldwide
Première jeunesse
by Neal Cassady
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13 editions published between 1980 and 2002 in 4 languages and held by 45 libraries worldwide De la grande dépression aux sixties LSD, ce récit fragmentaire de la vie errante de N. Cassady se révèle essentiel pour comprendre le mythe de l'Ouest sauvage. Cette saga de l'Amérique primitive est aussi vraie et profonde que du Faulkner, avec un style mi-cocasse, mi-tragique.
Intrepid Traveller and his Merry Band of Pranksters look for a cool place. Episode one, a journey to the East
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1 edition published in 1999 in English and held by 10 libraries worldwide It was 1964 and Beatnics, "the Pranksters," and other psychedelic revolutionaries were gathering together in California with Ken Kesey, who had just written "Sometimes a Great notion." The publication party was to be in "Madhattan" in the middle of June. So they bought a bus, painted it and hit the road sharing such adventures as the bus stuck in Arizona and the loss of a Prankster in Houston, plus numerous wild adventures inside the bus, with Neal Cassady at the wheel, rapping and rolling. Following the main feature join them as they take the bus to Britain and Ireland, touring, performing, and widening the consciousness of all they meet.
Neal Cassady in the backhouse, on the road
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2 editions published in 1990 in English and held by 8 libraries worldwide Initially known as the subject of Jack Kerouc's book, On the road, this video contains vintage footage of Neal Cassady filmed in the prime of the 1960's. Now listen to Cassady's raps, watch his moves, and discover why he was called the fastest man alive.
Neal Cassady is Speed Limit in the backhouse and on the road
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4 editions published in 1999 in English and held by 6 libraries worldwide This video contains original footage shot by the Merry Pranksters of the Backhouse and travels in the Further bus. Footage of Neal Cassady focuses on the camera singing, dancing and reciting poetry giving the audience insight into the "fastestmanalive".
The Acid test
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1 edition published in 1999 in English and held by 6 libraries worldwide In this special "Directors Cut" the Prankster pose as moviemakers, "simply shooting a party scene". Their planning is interrupted enroute to the event, to hide the stash, because a patrol car has spotted Further. Naturally you are treated to plenty of Dead (Warlock) classics and Prankster craziness.
As ever : the collected correspondence. Forew. by Carolyn Cassady. Ed. with an introd. by Barry Gifford. Afterword by Allen Ginsberg
by Allen Ginsberg
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1 edition published in 1977 in English and held by 5 libraries worldwide
The portable Beat reader
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1 edition published in 1992 in English and held by 5 libraries worldwide
As ever : the collected correspondence of
by Allen Ginsberg
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1 edition published in 1977 in English and held by 4 libraries worldwide
El primer tercio y otros escritos
by Neal Cassady
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1 edition published in 2006 in Spanish and held by 3 libraries worldwide
Neal Cassady, Drive 1
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2 editions published in 1999 in English and held by 3 libraries worldwide First of the "Drive tapes," recorded in an Old Plymouth station wagon set up with earphones and mike, with Neal Cassady ripping and rapping and ranting and wrenching at the steering wheel and tromping on the foot pedals from midnight to dawn.
Collected letters, 1944-1967
by Neal Cassady
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1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 3 libraries worldwide more
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Authors, American Beat generation Biographical films Biographical films Biography Burroughs, William S.,--1914-1997 Bus travel Cassady, Carolyn Cassady, Neal Civilization Colorado--Denver Comic books, strips, etc. Di Prima, Diane Documentary films Documentary films Drama Drifters Feature films Ferlinghetti, Lawrence Fiction films Film adaptations Friendship Ginsberg, Allen,--1926-1997 Graphic novels Grateful Dead (Musical group) Hippies Historical films Interviews Kerouac, Jack,--1922-1969 Kesey, Ken Man-woman relationships Marriage McClure, Michael Musical settings Nineteen fifties Nineteen sixties Nonfiction films Poetry Poets, American Prisoners Records and correspondence Relations with women Rexroth, Kenneth,--1905-1982 Snyder, Gary,--1930- Songs with piano Travel Triangles (Interpersonal relations) United States Video recordings--for the hearing impaired Wives
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Alternative Names
Moriarty, Dean, 1926-1968
Languages
English
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German (13) Spanish (8) Swedish (5) French (4) Italian (4) Undetermined (4) Dutch (3) Portuguese (1) No Linguistic content (1) Covers
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