Neal Cassady (1926–1968)
Neal Cassady is born in Utah
Labels: Salt Lake, Neal CassadyMoves to Denver’s skid row with his father
Labels: Denver, Neal CassadyMentored by Denver educator Justin W. Brierly
Labels: Justin W, DenverCassady serves time after repeated arrests
Labels: Neal Cassady, Juvenile arrestsTravels to New York and meets the Beat circle
Labels: New York, Morningside HeightsBegins influential friendships with Kerouac and Ginsberg
Labels: Jack Kerouac, Allen GinsbergMarries Carolyn Robinson in San Francisco
Labels: Carolyn Robinson, San FranciscoCo-writes “Pull My Daisy” with Beat peers
Labels: Pull My, Allen GinsbergWrites the “Joan Anderson Letter” to Kerouac
Labels: Joan Anderson, Neal CassadyOn-the-road trips become raw material for Kerouac
Labels: On the, Cross-country tripsViking publishes Kerouac’s *On the Road*
Labels: On the, Viking PressArrest leads to a two-year term at San Quentin
Labels: San Quentin, Marijuana arrestDivorce from Carolyn follows parole period
Labels: Carolyn Robinson, DivorceDrives the “Furthur” bus with the Merry Pranksters
Labels: Furthur bus, Merry PrankstersCassady dies in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Labels: San Miguel, Neal CassadyCity Lights publishes Cassady’s *The First Third*
Labels: The First, City LightsFull “Joan Anderson Letter” is publicly rediscovered
Labels: Joan Anderson, Rediscovery“Joan Anderson Letter” is published as a book
Labels: Joan Anderson, Book publication