Description: First Third and Other Writings, Paperback by Cassady, Neal, ISBN 0872860051, ISBN-13 9780872860056, Brand New, Free shipping in the US
Immortalized as Dean Moriarty by Jack Kerouac in his epic novel, On the Road, Neal Cassady was infamous for his unstoppable energy and his overwhelming charm, his savvy hustle and his devil-may-care attitude. A treasured friend and traveling companion of Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, and Ken Kesey, to name just some of his cohorts on the beatnik path, Cassady lived life to the fullest, ready for inspiration at any turn.
Before he died in Mexico in 1968, just four days shy of his forty-second birthday, Cassady had written the jacket blurb for this book: Seldom has there been a story of a man so balled up. No doubt many readers will not believe the veracity of the author, but I assure these doubting Thomases that every incident, as such, is true."
As Ferlinghetti writes in his editor’s note, Cassady was an early prototype of the urban cowboy who a hundred years ago might have been an outlaw on the range.” Here are his autobiographical writings, the rambling American saga of a truly free individual.
Neal Cassady (1) was a key figure and writer during the Beat Generation and is known as the inspiration for Jack Kerouacs immortalizing character Dean Moriarty. In 1946, Cassady traveled to New York City where he met famous Beat poets and writers such as Jack Kerouac, William S. Burroughs, and Allen Ginsberg. Cassadys works were never published during his lifetime.
Immortalized as Dean Moriarty by Jack Kerouac in his epic novel, On the Road, Neal Cassady was infamous for his unstoppable energy and his overwhelming charm, his savvy hustle and his devil-may-care attitude. A treasured friend and traveling companion of Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs and Ken Kesey, to name just some of his cohorts on the beatnik path, Cassady lived life to the fullest, ready for inspiration at any turn.
Before he died in Mexico in 1968, just four days shy of his forty-second birthday, Cassady had written the jacket blurb for this book: “Seldom has there been a story of a man so balled up. No doubt many readers will not believe the veracity of the author, but I assure these doubting Thomases that every incident, as such, is true."
As Ferlinghetti writes in his editor’s note, Cassady was “an early prototype of the urban cowboy who a hundred years ago might have been an outlaw on the range.” Here are his autobiographical writings, the rambling American saga of a truly free individual.
Neal Cassady (1) was a key figure and writer during the Beat Generation and is known as the inspiration for Jack Kerouacs immortalizing character Dean Moriarty. In 1946, Cassady traveled to New York City where he met famous Beat poets and writers such as Jack Kerouac, William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg. Cassadys works were never published during his lifetime.
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Book Title: First Third
Number of Pages: 222 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: City Lights
Publication Year: 1971
Item Height: 0.7 in
Topic: Special Interest / Literary, Personal Memoirs, Literary, American / General
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Literary Criticism, Travel, Biography & Autobiography, Literary Collections
Item Weight: 10 oz
Author: Neal Cassady
Item Length: 8 in
Item Width: 5.4 in
Format: Trade Paperback