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On the road
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New York : New American Library, c1957.
Physical Desc:
254 pages ; 18 cm.
Lexile measure:
940L
Status:
Sacramento Room
FICTION Kerouac, J. CAL
Description
Pulsating with the rhythms of 1950s underground America, jazz, sex, illicit drugs, and the mystery and promise of the open road, Kerouac's classic novel of freedom and longing defined what it meant to be "beat" and has inspired generations of writers, musicians, artists, poets, and seekers who cite their discovery of the book as the event that "set them free." Based on Kerouacs adventures with Neal Cassady, On the Road tells the story of two friends whose four cross-country road trips are a quest for meaning and true experience. Written with a mixture of sad-eyed nai.
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English
Lexile measure:
940
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APA Citation (style guide)

Kerouac, J. (1957). On the road. New York, New American Library.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Kerouac, Jack, 1922-1969. 1957. On the Road. New York, New American Library.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Kerouac, Jack, 1922-1969, On the Road. New York, New American Library, 1957.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Kerouac, Jack. On the Road. New York, New American Library, 1957.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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