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This fascinating and in-depth biography of Neal Cassady takes a look at the man who achieved immortality as Dean Moriarty, the central character in Jack Kerouacs On the Road. A charismatic, funny, articulate, and formidably intelligent man, Cassady was also a compulsive womanizer who lived life on the edge. His naturalistic, conversational writing style inspired Kerouac, who lifted a number of passages verbatim and uncredited from Cassadys letters for significant episodes in On the Road. Drawing on a wealth of new research and with full cooperation from central figures in his lifeincluding Carolyn Cassady and Ken Keseythis account captures Cassadys unique blend of inspired lunacy and deep spirituality.
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"Sexy, primal, pot-dealing, speed-rapping Cassady emerges from these pages as a fire-breathing Western rover, eternally on the road." Stephen Davis, author, Bob Marley, Hammer of the Gods, and Jim Morrison
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"A myth-shattering account of one of the most important figures of the beat generation." Paul Maher, author, Kerouac: The Definitive Biography
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"This memorial to Neal Cassady, done with the assistance of Neal's wife Carolyn, will probably remain the gold standard." Stanley Booth, author, The True Adventures of the Rolling Stones
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"The authors . . . do an excellent job in putting the reader in the passenger car." Four Magazine
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"A full-scale biography of the maddest of the 'mad ones.'" The New York Times (City Edition)