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Before that id often dreamed of going west to see the country, always vaguely planning and never taking off. On the road is a novel by american writer jack kerouac, based on the travels of kerouac and his friends across the united states. However, he is best known for his road novels of the fifties and sixties. A reproduction of kerouacs original 1951 scroll draft of on the road offers insight into the writers thematic vision and narrative voice as.
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