Poets on the Peaks : Gary Snyder, Philip Whalen and Jack Kerouac in the North Cascades

Based on scores of previously unpub. letters & journals & Gary Snyder's own interviews, this beautiful volume creates a group portrait of Kerouac, Snyder, & Whalen that transcends the tired urban clich}s of the BeatÓ life. A chronicle of a remarkable community of poets, Dharma in the years of Dharma Bums,Ó the birth of a wilderness ethic, & the awesome beauty of the Cascade Mtns. in the Pacific NW, this is the story of how the solitary mountain adventures of 3 young men helped to form the literary, spiritual, & environmental values of a generation. Suiter's book is rich with that sense of adventure, & his photos -- as well as those he includes from the Nat. Park Service & other sources -- put you there. Full of information, insight, inspiration, history & wisdom.Suiter, John is the author of 'Poets on the Peaks : Gary Snyder, Philip Whalen and Jack Kerouac in the North Cascades', published 2005 under ISBN 9780756796150 and ISBN 0756796156.