The Beats: A Graphic History
- ISBN-10
- 0809016494
- ISBN-13
- 9780809016495
- Series
- The Beats
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 199
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-04-13
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Authors
- Harvey Pekar, Ed Piskor
Description
A tour of America's underground literary movement, presented in a graphic tale format, includes coverage of the Benzedrine-fueled antics of Jack Kerouac, Chicago's beatnik bistro, and San Francisco's City Lights bookstore.
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