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Travels with Charley: In Search of America

by John Steinbeck

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ISBN13: 9780140053203
ISBN10: 0140053204
Condition: Standard
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Knowing he was dying, John Steinbeck customized a camper-truck and dubbed it Rocinante after Don Quixote's horse. With his dog Charley (Steinbeck's own Sancho Panza) riding along, the melancholic writer circumnavigates the country. This travelogue captures a 1960s America in the Nobel Prize-winning prose that has proven timeless.
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With his dog Charley, John Steinbeck set out in his truck to explore and experience America in the 1960s. As he talked with all kinds of people, he sadly noted the passing of region speech, fell in love with Montana, and was appalled by racism in New Orleans.

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Denise Barnett, October 18, 2008 (view all comments by Denise Barnett)
Steinbeck never wastes a single word. Honest and heartbreaking but the writing is so lovely, you will still enjoy the story.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780140053203
Subtitle:
In Search of America
Author:
Steinbeck, John
Publisher:
Penguin Books
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Biography
Subject:
United states
Subject:
United States - General
Subject:
Essays & Travelogues
Subject:
Authors, American
Subject:
United States Description and travel.
Subject:
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
Subject:
General Fiction
Subject:
Travel
Subject:
Authors, American -- 20th century.
Copyright:
c196
Publication Date:
January 1980
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
277
Dimensions:
7.58x4.26x.76 in. .42 lbs.
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