Memorial Day: Kerouac in the Merchant Marines
Picture via Across an Underwood / Sketches on Kerouac Jack Kerouac was in the Merchant Marines during World War II. You can read about his time on the S.S. Dorchester, which ultimately was torpedoed,...
View ArticleThe British Are Coming!: The Beat Generation’s Influence on The British Invasion
In her fascinating article “Won over by the West: The irresistible allure of Americana for post-war Britons” for the November 2013 issue of British GQ, Olivia Cole posits that imported media of...
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