Download or read book Garrets and Pretenders written by Albert Parry and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-06-17 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fascinating study recaptures the vibrantly eccentric lifestyles of American hipsters and outsider artists. Accurate, well-illustrated narrative profiles the lives and manners of nonconformists from the early 19th century through the Beat Generation.