On the Road to Desolation
movie
View on VideBits →Andrew O'Hagan looks at a critical point in the life of Beat Generation writer Jack Kerouac. In 1956 he spent spent 63 soul-searching days as a fire-watcher on Washington state's Desolation Peak. After this stint he was never the same creative force again.
Cast & crew
David Stewart · Lawrence Ferlinghetti · Tom Clark · John Sampas · Joyce Johnson · Adele Mailer · Robert Giroux · Carolyn Cassady · Ann Douglas · Maxine Franklin · John Suiter · Andrew O'Hagan