On the Road: 40th Anniversary Edition

On the Road: 40th Anniversary Edition by Kerouac, Jack. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780670874781.

Few novels have had as profound an impact as On the Road, and Kerouacs vision continues to inspire: three generations of writers, musicians, artists, and poets cite their discovery of On the Road as the event that "set them free." This hardcover edition commemorates the fortieth anniversary of the original publication of an American classic. On the Road chronicles Kerouacs years traveling the North American continent, from East Coast to West Coast to Mexico, with his friend Neal Cassady, "a sideburned hero of the snowy West." As "Sal Paradise" and "Dean Moriarty," the two roam the country in a quest for self-knowledge and experience. Kerouacs love of America, his compassion for humanity, and his sense of language as jazz combine to make On the Road an inspirational work of lasting importance.