The initial pioneers of the movement were Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Neal Cassady and William S. ... Of these works, two would reach the greatest commercial success and epitomize the works of the beats: On the Road by Jack Kerouac and Howl by Allen Ginsberg. Kerouac's piece, a semi-autobiographical tale, depicting the travels and interactions of Kerouac and his friends. ... It includes anecdote about buses and hitchhiking which were all parallels of Kerouac's experiences. ... (Kerouac, On the Road) On the Road would define a generation but Ginsberg's Howl would change ...

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