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Zach Bryan Buys Kerouac Manuscript for $12.1 Million

3/14/2026

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Zach Bryan, the country artist, purchased Jack Kerouac's original On the Road manuscript for $12,135,000 at a Christie’s auction.
The scroll measures nearly 120 feet and came from the Jim Irsay Collection.
Christie’s had estimated the manuscript would sell for $2.5 million to $4 million.
Bryan plans to transform the Saint Jean Baptiste Church in Lowell, Massachusetts, into the Jack Kerouac Center.

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Zach Bryan, the country artist, purchased Jack Kerouac's original On the Road manuscript for $12,135,000 at a Christie’s auction.
The scroll measures nearly 120 feet and came from the Jim Irsay Collection.
Christie’s had estimated the manuscript would sell for $2.5 million to $4 million.
Bryan plans to transform the Saint Jean Baptiste Church in Lowell, Massachusetts, into the Jack Kerouac Center.