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At age fifty-eight, John Steinbeck and his poodle, Charley, embarked on a journey across America. This chronicle of their trip meanders from small towns to growing cities to glorious wilderness oases. Written during a time of upheaval and racial tension in the South-which Steinbeck witnessed firsthand-Travels with Charley is a stunning evocation of America on the eve of a tumultuous decade.
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Angel City Press
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
159 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
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"A timeless tour through John Steinbeck's world, REAL LIFE ON CANNERY ROW highlights the unique individuals and memorable moments that influenced Steinbeck's iconic novel. Characters from the novel are brought to life, showcasing true stories behind fictional events. The book offers essential insight into CANNERY ROW and is a helpful companion piece for Steinbeck students and fans"--Provided by publisher.
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W. W. Norton & Company
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"A biography of one of America's most popular and misunderstood authors, John Steinbeck. This first full-length biography of the Nobel Laureate to appear in a quarter century explores John Steinbeck's long apprenticeship as a writer struggling through thedepths of the Great Depression, and his rise to greatness with masterpieces such as The Red Pony, Of Mice and Men, and The Grapes of Wrath. His most poignant and evocative writing emerged in his sympathy...
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Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
vii, 308 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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During May of 1939, as the Nazis were burning books throughout Germany, the people of Bakersfield Calif., did exactly the same thing with John Steinbeck's new bestseller, The Grapes of Wrath. As Wartzman shows in this account, the banning of Steinbeck's masterpiece throughout California's Kern County was orchestrated by rich local growers: men who were busy exploiting scores of Joad families, the very men Steinbeck exposed in his novel. As a pretext,...
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University Press of Mississippi
Pub. Date
c1988
Physical Desc
116 p. ; 24 cm.
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In Conversations with John Steinbeck Thomas Fensch, collects all of Steinbeck's public interviews and allows him to speak in his own behalf in an illuminating expression of his intentions, goals and achievements.
From the beginnings of his career through his last years, the interviews reveal a fascinating, controversial and captivating personality. In the thirties and forties, he made readers socially aware, and in the years following publication...
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University of Nevada Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
312 pages
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"Carol Henning Steinbeck, writer John Steinbeck's first wife, was his creative anchor, the inspiration for his great work of the 1930s, culminating in The Grapes of Wrath. Meeting at Lake Tahoe in 1928, their attachment was immediate, their personalities meshing in creative synergy. Carol was unconventional, artistic, and compelling. In the formative years of Steinbeck's career, living in San Francisco, Pacific Grove, Los Gatos, and Monterey, their...
13) East of Eden
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray (117 min.) : Blu-ray, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Two brothers struggle for the affection of their father.
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Publisher
Roaring Forties Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
209 pages
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"Take a journey into how California influenced Steinbeck's creative process and how, in turn, his legacy has influenced modern California. Literary pilgrims will learn about the land's prominent role in Steinbeck's work; tourists can visit the same buildings that he lived in and wrote about; and history buffs will appreciate the engrossing perspective on daily life in early 20th-century California"--
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Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
xxiii, 190 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Steinbeck in Vietnam offers for the first time a complete collection of the dispatches Steinbeck wrote as a war correspondent for Newsday. Rejected by the military because of his reputation as a subversive, and reticent to document the war officially for the Johnson administration, Steinbeck saw in Newsday a unique opportunity to put his skills to use. Between December 1966 and May 1967, the sixty-four-year-old toured the major combat areas of South...
20) Of mice and men
Publisher
Corinth Films
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
1 DVD (106 min.) : sd., b&w., ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Tells the story about the strange relationship of two migrant workers who are able to realize their dreams of an easy life until one of them succumbs to his weakness for soft, helpless creatures and strangles the farmer's wife.
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