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A Journey into Steinbeck's California

Susan Shillinglaw

3.8/5 ( ratings)

This part art book, part biography, and part travel guide offers insight into how landscapes and townscapes influenced John Steinbeck's creative process and how, in turn, his legacy has influenced modern California. Various types of readers will appreciate the information in this guide—literary pilgrims will learn more about the state featured so prominently in Steinbeck's work, tourists can visit the same buildings that he lived in and wrote about, and historians will appreciate the engrossing perspective on daily life in early 20th-century California. Offering an entirely new perspective on Steinbeck and the people and places that he brought to life in his writing, readers will find delight in this depiction of the symbiotic relationship between an author and his favorite places.

Language: English

Pages: 208

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Roaring Forties Press

Release: February 01, 2006

ISBN: 0976670623

ISBN 13: 9780976670629

A Journey into Steinbeck's California

Susan Shillinglaw

3.8/5 ( ratings)

This part art book, part biography, and part travel guide offers insight into how landscapes and townscapes influenced John Steinbeck's creative process and how, in turn, his legacy has influenced modern California. Various types of readers will appreciate the information in this guide—literary pilgrims will learn more about the state featured so prominently in Steinbeck's work, tourists can visit the same buildings that he lived in and wrote about, and historians will appreciate the engrossing perspective on daily life in early 20th-century California. Offering an entirely new perspective on Steinbeck and the people and places that he brought to life in his writing, readers will find delight in this depiction of the symbiotic relationship between an author and his favorite places.

Language: English

Pages: 208

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Roaring Forties Press

Release: February 01, 2006

ISBN: 0976670623

ISBN 13: 9780976670629

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