Book of the Week #37

Kerouac's Nashua Connection by Stephen Edington. (Nashua, NH: Transition Publishing, 1999.)

This week marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of On the Road, one of Time Magazine's 100 All Time Best Novels. The original manuscript -- a 120 foot scroll -- is on exhibit in Lowell through mid-October and there was an interesting discussion on The Exchange this morning about the significance of On the Road. It was also featured as part of Present at the Creation from NPR's Morning Edition a few years ago.

Kerouac (1922-1969), was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, into a Franco-American family which had come to Lowell by way of Nashua, New Hampshire. Kerouac's Nashua Connection traces the Kerouac ancestry and provides an interesting guide to the New Hampshire landmarks to be found in Kerouac's work. The author, Stephen Edington is a member of the Lowell Celebrates Kerouac Committee which puts on an annual Jack Kerouac festival.