Jack Kerouac’s Famous Scroll, ‘On the Road’ Again

This September marks 50 years since Jack Kerouac’s On the Road hit bookshelves. Kerouac actually spent much more time laying the groundwork for his novel than that creation myth suggests, but the part about the giant scroll manuscript is true. Now for the first time, the unfurled scroll has gone on display at the University of Iowa Museum of Art in Iowa City. It will travel next to the Las Vegas Public Library.

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