Jack Kerouac
On the Road

Another Side of Kerouac: The Dharma Bum as Sports Nut
Biographical information: Kerouac was into fantasy baseball.

Jack Kerouac: On the Road
Video clips of Kerouac scholars and discussion questions. Good pre- or post-reading material.

Jack Kerouac at YouTube:

• Amazing Kerouac On the Road Parchment
  A BBC interview with the manuscript's owner, Jim Irsay. Video runs about 4 minutes. Check for appropriateness.
• Jack Kerouac -- American Haiku
  Kerouac reads haiku, acccompanied by photos and sax. This video runs almost 10 minutes.
• Jack Kerouac shooting pool
  The audio track has Kerouac reading from "The Beat Generation" while the video shows him shooting poool. The video runs less than a minute.
• Jack Kerouac on The Steve Allen Show
  Kerouac reads from On the Road. This video runs just under 6 minutes.
• Jack Kerouac Reads from the last page of On The Road
  The audio track has Kerouac reading, and the video has pictures of Jack and Neal. This video runs about 2 1/2 minutes.
• Johnny Depp reads Jack Kerouac
  This video runs just under 2 minutes.

Present at the Creation: Jack Kerouac's On the Road
A collection of resources, including audio clips.

Wanderlust
Select On the Road for an interactive map with pictures and summaries. A good prereading activity.