Coventry, England: The Beat Scene Press, 2017. Limited First Edition Thus. Stapled Wrappers. "The qualities that made On the Road a huge success and Kerouac a powerful storyteller, guide and literary icon are the same ones that rendered him remarkably unsuitable for the military: Independence, creativity, impulsivity, sensuality and recklessness." (from second page) An essay that focuses on the brief, aborted U.S. Naval Reserve career of Jack Kerouac during World..... More