Kerouac's Lowell & Rocky Mount

In Memory of Allen Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs

Kerouac: Visions of Lowell
foreword by Allen Ginsberg
$11.95 ISBN 0-9636046-4-3

WHEN JACK KEROUAC BURST UPON THE LITERARY SCENE IN 1957 with the publication of On the Road, the reading public had never witnessed anything like him...almost overnight Kerouac's name became synonymous with The Beat Generation.
His writing has influenced writers and artists as well as musicians throughout the world, and today, 28 years after his death, Kerouac is regarded as a pioneer of modern literature. With Kerouac came the birth of "writing your mind." Kerouac: Visions of Lowell takes readers on a mystical journey back to "ti jean" Kerouac's childhood- back to his birthplace, back to the streets and neighborhoods of Centralville and Pawtucketville, back to the fantasy-filled houses, castles and tenements that made up Kerouac's unique psyche.


Kerouac: Visions of Rocky Mount
$11.95 ISBN 0-9636046-4-3

KEROUAC...JUST THE NAME ITSELF SOUNDS LIKE A THUNDERCLAP. His writing is recognized among the great contributions to American Literature. His books have opened the eyes of millions of readers, not only in this country, but around the world, and have been translated into more than 20 languages.
Yet, for a number of years in the 1950's, Kerouac lived in the small North Carolina town of Rocky Mount. It was here, on the back porch and little kitchen of his sister's house that he wrote Visions of Gerard. And it was from here he left with Neal Cassady on the cross-country journeys that became On the Road.
Combining biography with personal reflection and quotations from Kerouac's books, Dorfner takes readers on a photographic tour of the unlikely place "ti jean" called home, offering us a new look at a man who has long been obscured by his own legend.



WALKING IN KEROUAC'S FOOTSTEPS...
Both biographical walking tours are the result of more than 25 years of research by writer/photographer, John J Dorfner, and combine quotes from Kerouac's writing, nostalgic photographs of his homes, haunts and places he describes, and texts that lend depth to the photographs.


Cooper Street Publications...was started by Dorfner when he realized that "these books need to be out there..." even if it meant publishing the books himself. Allen Ginsberg saw the dedication and devotion that Dorfner gave to Kerouac in his Kerouac: Visions of Rocky Mount and wrote the foreword to Kerouac: Visions of Lowell because of this love and devotion.

Cooper Street is proud to offer "A Jack Kerouac ROMnibus" for $29.95 plus $4.95 shipping and handling. This amazing CD-ROM was developed by Mind in Motion for Penquin Electronic Publishing. It was named "Best Electronic Book of the Year" by New Media Magazine. Many of Dorfner's classic black and white photographs are included in "A Jack Kerouac ROMnibus".

To order the books, and/or CD-ROM:
contact jjdorfner@aol.com kirouack@aol.com or write to:
Cooper Street Publications
7304 Lake Tree Drive
Raleigh, NC 27615 919-870-8721 919-847-4826