Modern Era · North America · Culture
1957
On the Road published
March 6, 1957
Jack Kerouac's novel, typed in three weeks on a single hundred-twenty-foot scroll of taped-together paper, told the story of Beat Generation wanderings across America in borrowed cars. It made Kerouac famous, defined the hip counterculture, and inspired generations of young people to hit the highway. Neal Cassady was its true hero.
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