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'Lord Of Publishing'

Posted at 8:09AM Friday 25 Jan 2013

The legend of Sterling Lord dates back to 1952, when he was just getting started as a literary agent. Into his basement-level office on Park Avenue walked a young man wearing "a light weather-resistant jacket with a lightweight checkered shirt underneath.

"He was striking looking – `diamond in the rough' was the phrase that came to mind," Lord writes in his just-published memoir.

It was Jack Kerouac, and wrapped inside a newspaper was the manuscript for what became "On the Road."

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