
In this fresh and surprising book, the Beats are revealed in a collection of 100 candid photos, unexpected essays, and pop culture depictions.

Renowned photographer Fred McDarrah captures the Beats in the midst of their rise to acclaim. His 100 shots of Kerouac, Ginsberg, Burroughs, and others partying in cheap downtown Manhattan apartments, socializing at Grove Press book parties, and hunching over their typewriters...