The Obscure, Forgotten, and Undiscovered
James K. HannaBrief stories, observations, introductions, and profiles of little-known characters, or reminders of long-forgotten events. Often including links to learn more. I am a historian, essayist, and author. Subscribe for free.
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in Kerouac’s Pittsburgh footsteps
Pittsburgh Bus Station, circa mid-twentieth century
I took a little walk this morning in Pittsburgh, two miles, tracing the steps Jack Kerouac took about three-quarters of a century ago. I tried to find a few illustrations of the landmark...
Gregory Corso, ‘gangster’ godfather
Corso, 1982. Photo by Gerald Nicosia. Used w/permission.
I never met “The Fourth Daddy”1 of the Beat literary movement, Gregory Corso (1930-2001), but by most accounts the often-inebriated mercurial poet was at times a hard —if not imposs...
Thomas Merton, typewriters, bongos, a trapeze, and peaches
The Lax cottage, 2024
In the summer of 1939, Thomas Merton, then 24, and Robert Lax spent a few weeks in an Olean, NY cottage. I’ve been to the cottage twice, lamenting its condition each time, but also trying to imagine the scenes Merton...
Gregory Corso, campus squatter
harvardmagazine.com
I’ve written on Gregory Corso a number of times, including his time in prison and how he benefited from the experience.
Today, I’m sharing a link to Harvard Magazine’s recent piece about Corso’s Harvard experience—“The...
The Saint of Auschwitz
Kolbe circa 1936
Maximilian Kolbe died on this date, August 14, in 1941, at the German death camp of Auschwitz. The Polish priest, a Conventional Franciscan, prisoner number 16670, volunteered to die in place of Franciszek Gajowniczek.
S...
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