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Cassady was born to Maude Jean (Scheuer) and Neal Marshall Cassady in Salt Lake City, Utah. [3] His mother died when he was 10, and he was raised by his alcoholic father in Denver, Colorado . Cassady spent much of his youth either living on the streets of skid row , with his father, or in reform school .
“Every choice gives you a chance to pave your own road. Keep moving. Full speed ahead.” — Oprah Winfrey “Leadership means that a group, large or small, is willing to entrust authority to a ...
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Off the Road: Twenty Years with Cassady, Kerouac and Ginsberg is an autobiographical book by Carolyn Cassady.Originally published in 1990 as Off the Road: My Years with Cassady, Kerouac, and Ginsberg, it was republished by London's Black Spring Press, coinciding with the fiftieth anniversary of Jack Kerouac's On the Road.
He was a "wild man" figure that the writers in the group found interesting, similar to their fascination with Neal Cassady. Characters based on Bill Cannastra were included in both the John Clellon Holmes novel Go (as "Agatson") and Jack Kerouac's Visions of Cody (as "Finistra"). He is also described in Allen Ginsberg's "Howl".
From Jack Kerouac’s Benzedrine benders to Allen Ginsberg’s sexual subversion, the Beatniks radically changed American literature and culture in the mid 20th century, turning post-war America ...
Carolyn Elizabeth Robinson Cassady (April 28, 1923 – September 20, 2013) was an American writer and associated with the Beat Generation through her marriage to Neal Cassady and her friendships with Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and other prominent Beat figures. She became a frequent character in the works of Jack Kerouac.
The winner of the Conservative leadership contest will be announced on Saturday, following months of speeches, debates and gaffes. Here are some of the key quotes from the leadership campaign.