Jack Kerouac (1922–1969)

1. Birth in Lowell, Massachusetts

   Mar 12, 1922Labels: Lowell Massachusetts, French-Canadian family

   • Britannica
   • NPS Lowell

2. Debut novel The Town and the City published

   Feb 1, 1950Labels: The Town, Harcourt Brace

   • Britannica
   • Town City

3. On the Road “scroll” draft typed

   Apr 1, 1951Labels: On the, manuscript scroll

   • OnRoad
   • Guardian

4. On the Road published by Viking Press

   Sep 5, 1957Labels: On the, Viking Press

   • OnRoad
   • Britannica

5. The Subterraneans released after breakthrough

   Feb 20, 1958Labels: The Subterraneans, Grove Press

   • Kirkus
   • Subterraneans

6. The Dharma Bums expands Beat spirituality

   Oct 2, 1958Labels: The Dharma

   • DharmaBums
   • Christie s

7. Doctor Sax published, returning to Lowell

   Jan 1, 1959Labels: Doctor Sax, Lowell Massachusetts

   • DoctorSax
   • NPS Lowell

8. Lonesome Traveler collects travel essays

   Nov 4, 1960Labels: Lonesome Traveler

   • Kirkus
   • LonesomeTraveler

9. Big Sur depicts fame and personal decline

   Sep 11, 1962Labels: Big Sur

   • BigSur
   • Kirkus

10. Visions of Gerard published, family grief foregrounded

    Jan 1, 1963Labels: Visions of

    • VisionsGerard
    • Britannica

11. Desolation Angels published amid mixed feelings about “Beat”

    Jan 1, 1965Labels: Desolation Angels

    • DesolationAngels
    • Britannica

12. Vanity of Duluoz published as final lifetime book

    Jan 1, 1968Labels: Vanity of

    • Vanity
    • ABAA

13. Death in St. Petersburg, Florida

    Oct 21, 1969Labels: St Petersburg, death

    • Britannica
    • NPS Lowell

14. Visions of Cody published posthumously

    Jan 1, 1972Labels: Visions of, posthumous

    • VisionsCody
    • Kirkus