Lonesome Traveler
From famed Beat writer Jack Kerouac comes a collection of essays and stories compiled from journal entries he made during his travels.

In his first autobiographical work, Jack Kerouac reveals exhilarating stories of the years he spent traveling, while writing his acclaimed novels. His journeys took him from California deserts crisscrossed by train tracks to the bullfights of Mexico to the Beat nightlife of New York City and across the Atlantic to Paris, Morocco, and London.

He also writes about relationship, jobs, and the nature of life on the road. Here are echoes of landscapes that appear in some of his novels, including The Dharma Bums and Desolation Angels.

Included here are “Piers of a Homeless Night,” “Mexico Fellaheen,” “The Railroad Earth,” “Slobs of the Kitchen Sea,” “New York Scenes,” “Alone on a Mountaintop,” “Big Trip to Europe,” and “The Vanishing American Hobo.” All feature his distinctive exuberant style of prose.

This collection, first published together in 1960, is a unique addition to Kerouac’s body of work.

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Lonesome Traveler
From famed Beat writer Jack Kerouac comes a collection of essays and stories compiled from journal entries he made during his travels.

In his first autobiographical work, Jack Kerouac reveals exhilarating stories of the years he spent traveling, while writing his acclaimed novels. His journeys took him from California deserts crisscrossed by train tracks to the bullfights of Mexico to the Beat nightlife of New York City and across the Atlantic to Paris, Morocco, and London.

He also writes about relationship, jobs, and the nature of life on the road. Here are echoes of landscapes that appear in some of his novels, including The Dharma Bums and Desolation Angels.

Included here are “Piers of a Homeless Night,” “Mexico Fellaheen,” “The Railroad Earth,” “Slobs of the Kitchen Sea,” “New York Scenes,” “Alone on a Mountaintop,” “Big Trip to Europe,” and “The Vanishing American Hobo.” All feature his distinctive exuberant style of prose.

This collection, first published together in 1960, is a unique addition to Kerouac’s body of work.

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From famed Beat writer Jack Kerouac comes a collection of essays and stories compiled from journal entries he made during his travels.

In his first autobiographical work, Jack Kerouac reveals exhilarating stories of the years he spent traveling, while writing his acclaimed novels. His journeys took him from California deserts crisscrossed by train tracks to the bullfights of Mexico to the Beat nightlife of New York City and across the Atlantic to Paris, Morocco, and London.

He also writes about relationship, jobs, and the nature of life on the road. Here are echoes of landscapes that appear in some of his novels, including The Dharma Bums and Desolation Angels.

Included here are “Piers of a Homeless Night,” “Mexico Fellaheen,” “The Railroad Earth,” “Slobs of the Kitchen Sea,” “New York Scenes,” “Alone on a Mountaintop,” “Big Trip to Europe,” and “The Vanishing American Hobo.” All feature his distinctive exuberant style of prose.

This collection, first published together in 1960, is a unique addition to Kerouac’s body of work.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9798212233538
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Publication date: 09/13/2025
Product dimensions: 5.30(w) x 7.50(h) x (d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

About The Author
Jack Kerouac (1922–1969) was an American novelist and poet who influenced generations of writers. He is recognized for his spontaneous prose style and for being a pioneer of the Beat Generation.


Andrew Eiden is an actor and winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award for narration. He has been acting since the age of four, working at regional theaters, in national commercials, and on numerous television shows.

Table of Contents

Author’s Introduction 1: Piers of the Homeless Night 2: Mexico Fellaheen 3: The Railroad Earth 4: Slobs of the Kitchen Sea 5: New York Scenes 6: Alone on a Mountaintop 7: Big Trip to Europe 8: The Vanishing American Hobo

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