Off The Road And Over The Cuckoo's Nest: A Literary History Of The American Counterculture

In the years following World War II, the Beat Generation began a literary revolution that changed American culture profoundly. Literature, music, fashion, art... none of it would ever be the same again. The fifties and sixties were a vibrant time of social upheaval, when art flourished against a turbulent backdrop. This optimism gave way to the cynicism of the seventies, and another cultural transition most famously portrayed by writer Hunter S. Thompson. In this fun-yet-scholarly chapbook, Mickey Harper explores the history of the American counterculture from Kerouac to Thompson and all the landmarks in between.

• • Author: Mickey Harper
• • Publisher: Beatdom Books
• • Publication Date: Nov 01, 2017
• • Number of Pages: 108 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Paperback
• • ISBN-10: 0993409938
• • ISBN-13: 9780993409936