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ON THE FIRST AMENDMENT KEROUAC, JACK. Autograph Postcard Signed, to Dorothy Meyer, thanking her for her encouraging note against his books being
ON THE FIRST AMENDMENT KEROUAC, JACK. Autograph Postcard Signed, to Dorothy Meyer, thanking her for her encouraging note against his books being banned and confessing that he had considered not publishing any more. 1 page, approximately 3x5 1/4 inches; minor toning, typed address and postal markings on verso. Orlando, 5 Orlando, 5 May 1961
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Notes: "Yr. letter encouraged me when I felt low about 'committees' rushing up and removing my books from store shelves, which is a violation of the 1st Amendment of The Constitution -- I was thinking of not publishing any more, which wd have pleased most literary 'critics' -- So, thank you for the lift."
On the Road was published 4 years prior to this letter, and had achieved both acclaim and criticism. At the time of this note, Kerouac was working on his last novel Big Sur.
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