Kerouac In Florida

Book #56 on my 2005 reading list was Kerouac in Florida: Where the Road Ends by Bob Kealing.

Jack Kerouac is prolly my most favoritest author, so given that and the fact that I grew up in Florida it was pretty much a given that I needed to read this book. Before reading the book I never realized just how much time Kerouac had spent in Florida. It was interesting to see just how deep his connection to the state was and learning a bit more about the man behing the legend. As a baseball fan, I particularly enjoyed the stories about Kerouac's fascination with baseball (he could frequently be found taking in a game at the minor league parks in Orlando and St. Petersburg) and his friendship with ballplayers such as Paul Gleason and Mickey McDermott.

Part of the proceeds from the sales of this book are being donated to The Kerouac Project which brings in writers-in-residence who get to live and write in Kerouac's Orlando home.