A two-volume, non-traditional biography of writer Jack Kerouac (1922-1969), author of ON THE ROAD and many other books. Illustrated & well-documented; a tribute on the 100th anniversary of his birth. Native of Lowell, MA -- Graduate of Boston University (cum laude; Am. History & Civilization); Assistant at The Thoreau Lyceum (1983-1993); teacher of English Conversation in Japan (2003-2010)