Uncorrected Proof of Bill Morgan's The Typewriter Is Holy (2010)

New York City: Free Press (book, history, biography, proof, signed), 2010.
9.25" x 6" x 0.75", 276 pages, softcover.

The Typewriter Is Holy: The Complete, Uncensored History of the Beat Generation by Bill Morgan, published in 2010 by Free Press (New York City). A history of the Beat Generation.

Burroughs is mentioned, as expected, throughout this book. There is no index in this proof copy.

This is a copy of the uncorrected proofs of the book, and is signed on the cover by Lawrence Ferlinghetti and on the title page by the author, Bill Morgan. This was acquired from Pacific Book Auctions (PBA).

Contents: 

• Acknowledgment
• Introduction
• 1. Friendship and Murder
• 2. The Lumpen World
• 3. The Adonis of Denver
• 4. Insanity
• 5. The Subterraneans
• 6. Literary Lives
• 7. The Name of a Generation
• 8. To the West Coast
• 9. Nightmare of Moloch
• 10. The Six Gallery
• 11. Desolation and Loneliness
• 12. Censorship and Vindication [good Burroughs content]
• 13. Fame
• 14. The Threads Loosen
• 15. The Circle-Widens
• 16. Cut-ups [good Burroughs content]
• 17. Bitter Fruits
• 18. Setting the Global Stage
• 19. A Culture Turned Upside Down
• 20. The Sixties
• 21. The End of the Road
• 22. Aftermath
• 23. Respectability
• 24. Acceptance
• 25. Postscript
• Source Notes
• Selected Bibliography
• Index [not included]