Someday We'll Build Cabins

A book of letters revealing the inner desires and turmoils of Jack Kerouac after his rise to literary acclaim in the 1960s.

In 1960, Jack Kerouac began a correspondence with New York artist Jacques Beckwith. Their shared vision: to build cabins in the woods, retreats from a world of war, dishonesty, and literary pressure. Kerouac wrote, "I want to live in the woods where I don't even have to think about this evil world of wars and dishonesties."

But while Beckwith realized his dream, Keroua...