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Travels with Charley : in search of America
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Travels with Charley : in search of America

Author: John Steinbeck
Publisher: New York : Penguin Books, 1986, ©1962.
Edition/Format: Book : Biography : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Thirty-five years ago, when "searching for America" was not yet the cliche it has since become, Steinbeck hit the highways with his French poodle, Charley. In a custom-built camper he named Rosinante after Don Quixote's steed, the two traveled the country--10,000 miles and 34 states. Their varied experiences comprise several slices of small-town, back-roads Americana. Steinbeck laments the rise of plastic-covered  Read more...
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Named Person: John Steinbeck
Material Type: Biography
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: John Steinbeck
ISBN: 0140053204 : 9780140053203
OCLC Number: 13580264
Notes: Reprint. Originally published: New York : Viking Press, 1962.
Description: 277 p. ; 18 cm.
Responsibility: John Steinbeck.

Abstract:

Thirty-five years ago, when "searching for America" was not yet the cliche it has since become, Steinbeck hit the highways with his French poodle, Charley. In a custom-built camper he named Rosinante after Don Quixote's steed, the two traveled the country--10,000 miles and 34 states. Their varied experiences comprise several slices of small-town, back-roads Americana. Steinbeck laments the rise of plastic-covered everything, the vacuousness of "sad souls" he encounters, and the homogenization of local and regional culture. But bright spots abound, and Steinbeck rarely forsakes his humor and his hope in the human spirit. He reluctantly swings through the segregated Deep South before he concludes his trip. Here, the ugly specter of racism pervades all, and Steinbeck's chronicle is profoundly disturbing.

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