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Original Essays | September 23, 2009

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Up Close: John Steinbeck

by Milton Meltzer

Up Close: John Steinbeck Cover

ISBN13: 9780670061396
ISBN10: 0670061395
Condition: Standard
Dustjacket: Standard
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John Steinbeck consistently appears on class reading lists across the U.S., and his work has influenced generations. Steinbeck lived and wrote during some of the most eventful and controversial eras of twentieth-century America, including the struggles of California's migrant workers during the 1930s, which led to his masterpiece, The Grapes of Wrath.

A complicated man whose personal life often took a backseat to his writinghe fought his way through three marriages, was a distant father, and battled with alcoholismSteinbeck wrote because he was compelled to. Yet he always doubted his abilities, and lived in fear of never writing a decent book.

Milton Meltzer's biography includes numerous excerpts of this iconic author's writing, and is the latest addition to the Up Close series.

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John Steinbeck lived and wrote during some of the most eventful and controversial eras of 20th-century America, including the struggles of Californias migrant workers during the 1930s, which led to his masterpiece, "The Grapes of Wrath." Photos.

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ISBN:
9780670061396
Author:
Meltzer, Milton
Publisher:
Viking Books
Subject:
Biography & Autobiography : Literary
Subject:
Authors, American
Subject:
20th century
Subject:
Authors
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
Authors, American -- 20th century.
Edition Description:
Viking
Series:
Up Close
Publication Date:
January 2008
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
Young adult
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
237
Dimensions:
696x586x93 67
Age Level:
11-14

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