The People v. Ferlinghetti : the fight to publish Allen Ginsberg's Howl / Ronald K. L. Collins and David M. Skover.
| Author/creator | Collins, Ronald K. L. author. |
| Other author | Skover, David M., 1951- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Lanham ; Boulder ; New York ; London : Rowman & Littlefield, [2019] |
| Description | xii, 202 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Prologue : maverick: the "self-made man" -- "It's the only way to see" -- The biography of a bookstore -- Howl : the poem struggling to be born -- The publisher : "when do i get the manuscript?" -- The bust : law & literature -- The high court : Justice Brennan's constitutional handiwork -- The judge : the story of the Sunday-school bible teacher -- The courtroom : poetry on trial -- The verdict : vindicated! -- Aftermath : the poet & the publisher -- Déjà vu : fighting the FCC 50 years later -- Epilogue : onward: "where are Whitman's wild children?" -- People v. Ferlinghetti (1957 unpublished opinion) -- Pacifica interview with Lawrence Ferlinghetti and commentary. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliography of the works of Lawrence Ferlinghetti, bibliographical references (pages 157-186) and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Collins, Ronald K. L., author. People vs. Ferlinghetti Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, 2019 9781538125908 |
| LCCN | 2018053067 |
| ISBN | 9781538125892 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1538125897 |