The handwritten note, dated 29 July, was written when Kerouac was 25, and is being sold through Abebooks by Pasadena-based rare book dealers Whitmore for $22,500.
Read more: The Guardian
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Friday, September 21, 2018
Jack Kerouac letter to mother asks for $25.00
In a 1947 letter, written at the height of the travels that would form the basis of On The Road, Kerouac begs his mother, Gabrielle, for $25 to help him get from Denver to California.
The handwritten note, dated 29 July, was written when Kerouac was 25, and is being sold through Abebooks by Pasadena-based rare book dealers Whitmore for $22,500.
Read more: The Guardian
The handwritten note, dated 29 July, was written when Kerouac was 25, and is being sold through Abebooks by Pasadena-based rare book dealers Whitmore for $22,500.
Read more: The Guardian
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