On the Road to Desolation

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Documentary History

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…

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Director: David Stewart
Writer: Andrew O'Hagan

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John Suiter Self

Maxine Franklin Self

Tom Clark Self

Joyce Johnson Self

Lawrence Ferlinghetti Self

Robert Giroux Self

John Sampas Self

Adele Mailer Self

Ann Douglas Self

Carolyn Cassady Self

Jack Kerouac Self (archive footage)

Allen Ginsberg Self (archive footage)

Steve Allen Self

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