1902-1968

Charley, a French poodle, travels with John Steinbeck across America, and their companionship makes for interesting anecdotes and relationships from city to city.

Examines the life of American author John Steinbeck, and provides in-depth discussions of two Steinbeck novels, including "Of Mice and Men," and "The Grapes of Wrath," looking at how they were influenced by his life experiences.

Traces the development of American author John Steinbeck as a man and writer through a compilation of letters he wrote over the course of approximately forty years to friends, colleagues, family members, and others.

Examines a number of landscapes and towns of California and how they influenced the writing of John Steinbeck.

Contains observations about life and descriptions of nature as described by Steinbeck as he traveled from coast to coast at sixty years of age with his French poodle, Charley.

Presents a series of newspaper articles on the dust bowl migration the swept through rural California, written by John Steinbeck for "The San Francisco News" in 1936, three years before he published "The Grapes of Wrath.".

A biography of twentieth-century American journalist and author, John Steinbeck, that chronicles both his personal and professional life and classic works that reflect upon some of the most turbulent times of American history.

Discusses the life and works of the Nobel Prize winning author.

An introduction to the life and most significant works of American author John Steinbeck.