Kerouac In Florida: Where The Road Ends

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Summary: A Great Link in the Winding Chain of Jackie's Life
Review: Been a Kerouac fan for some years now, haphazardly introduced by a religious studies teacher. Kerouac's burning for life was a religion I could dig.

Now, some years later, being a resident of Orlando, I was given this book. It opened my eyes to this city being even deeper than I had thought. Before hordes came for salvation at Dizney World there was a swampy suburbia, where Kerouac sought his own paradise.

Kealing provides some great memories from those touched by Kerouac's life in Orlando. And Kealing's narrative succeeds in taking us back to the time when a sweating madman hammered out some of his most famous works.

We also get a picture of Kerouac the troubled son and brother, racing about the country to meet the demands of his art and more often, his mother.

I suggest any fan of Kerouac pick up this book. It is a fun and fluid read. If you are a Kerouac fan who has lived in Florida, then you must see the sunny side of a writer known for his citybeats.

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Summary: "The lost road has been found" by Jonathan Risko III
Review: Bob Kealing has done what many of us thought could NEVER be done, he has found the lost road of Jack Kerouac's life in Florida. Although most of us only know Florida as the place where Jack passed on, Mr. Kealing has spent countless hours, days and years to unveil the years Jack spent in Florida. Once I started this book I could Not put it down until I had devoured it (which was in one sitting). All the hopes I had for this book were fulfilled in just the first chapter and I recommend it HIGHLY to ANYONE who is a true (and pure) Kerouac fan. This IS the book that should be juxtaposed to Ann Charters "Kerouac" and Gerald Nicosia's "Memory babe".