120ft Scroll in 3 Weeks: Kerouac's Wild Story | History Ignited

120 feet of paper. 3 weeks. No sleep. This is how Jack Kerouac wrote On the Road —the book that launched the Beat Generation and changed America forever. From hitchhiking with jazz poets to typing in a frenzy, this History Ignited episode uncovers the man behind the myth. How one road trip became a revolution. Timestamps: 0:00 – Intro (We Didn’t Start the Fire) 1:10 – Who Was Jack Kerouac? 3:30 – The 120-ft Scroll Legend 6:20 – Sal & Dean: Real Friends, Wild Rides 9:00 – What “Beat” Really Meant 11:40 – From Beats to 60s Counter...