One and Only
The Untold Story of On the Road

After reading ‘On the Road’ by Jack Kerouac I read everything I could find about the people involved in the so-called beat generation. I read biographies of Kerouac and Neal Cassady, autobiographies by Jack’s daughter Jan Kerouac, Neal’s wife Carolyn Cassady and Kerouac’s wife Joan Haverty and many......more

This is absolutely stunning. By far, the best book related to the Beat Generation to come along in quite a while. For ALL beat-generation fans, especially Kerouac and Cassady fans this is HIGHLY recommended. In fact, I recommend reading this alongside Kerouac's timeless modern-day classic, On the Ro......more

Saddest damn book I ever read. Tears were rolling down my face at the end at the sad fate of Jack and Neal -- Jack turned into a hopeless alcoholic calloused over and trying to feel nothing inside, and Neal transformed from American legendary living hero into Ken Kesey's dancing bear. And it was cau......more

Headline: Menage a trois: the lady in the middle Quote "We'll be together, you are my one and only wife." – Neal Cassady in a letter to LuAnn. Summary Lu Anne Henderson was a beautiful 15-year-old girl in Denver in 1945 when she met Neal Cassady, a fast-talking hurricane of male sexuality and v......more

One and Only is the essential, long-missing tale of the young woman who captured the hearts of Cassady and Kerouac when they first got on the road. Though the bulk of the book is an edited transcription of a seven-hour taped interview Henderson offered Nicosia, Nicosia does offer his unique insights......more