Jack Kerouac: Canadian Icon?

The New York Times Idea of the Day blog points to an essay in The Walrus that suggests the iconic American traveler and writer Jack Kerouac—or Jean-Louis, as he was named at birth—was “Québécois to the core.”

Also tackled by The Walrus: Is it Neil Young’s Canadianness that appeals to the hearts of Americans who love him?

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