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Travels with Charley in Search of America by John Steinbeck (1997, Uk-B Format Paperback)
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This Penguin Classics edition includes an introduction by Jay Parini. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100140187413
ISBN-139780140187410
eBay Product ID (ePID)40919
Product Key Features
Book TitleTravels with Charley in Search of America
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1997
TopicAmerican / General, Essays & Travelogues, Literary, United States / General
FeaturesRevised
GenreLiterary Criticism, Travel, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorJohn Steinbeck
FormatUk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight6 Oz
Item Length7.8 in
Item Width5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN96-009794
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"Pure delight, a pungent potpourri of places and people interspersed with bittersweet essays on everything from the emotional difficulties of growing old to the reasons why giant sequoias arouse such awe." --The New York Times Book Review "Profound, sympathetic, often angry . . . an honest moving book by one of our great writers." --The San Francisco Examiner "This is superior Steinbeck--a muscular, evocative report of a journey of rediscovery." --John Barkham, Saturday Review Syndicate "The eager, sensuous pages in which he writes about what he found and whom he encountered frame a picture of our human nature in the twentieth century which will not soon be surpassed." --Edward Weeks, The Atlantic Monthly, "Pure delight, a pungent potpourri of places and people interspersed with bittersweet essays on everything from the emotional difficulties of growing old to the reasons why giant sequoias arouse such awe." —The New York Times Book Review "Profound, sympathetic, often angry . . . an honest moving book by one of our great writers." —The San Francisco Examiner "This is superior Steinbeck—a muscular, evocative report of a journey of rediscovery." —John Barkham, Saturday Review Syndicate "The eager, sensuous pages in which he writes about what he found and whom he encountered frame a picture of our human nature in the twentieth century which will not soon be surpassed." —Edward Weeks, The Atlantic Monthly
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Grade ToUP
Dewey Decimal818/.5203 B
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisAn intimate journey across America, as told by one of its most beloved writers A Penguin Classic In September 1960, John Steinbeck embarked on a journey across America. He felt that he might have lost touch with the country, with its speech, the smell of its grass and trees, its color and quality of light, the pulse of its people. To reassure himself, he set out on a voyage of rediscovery of the American identity, accompanied by a distinguished French poodle named Charley; and riding in a three-quarter-ton pickup truck named Rocinante. His course took him through almost forty states: northward from Long Island to Maine; through the Midwest to Chicago; onward by way of Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana (with which he fell in love), and Idaho to Seattle, south to San Francisco and his birthplace, Salinas; eastward through the Mojave, New Mexico, Arizona, to the vast hospitality of Texas, to New Orleans and a shocking drama of desegregation; finally, on the last leg, through Alabama, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey to New York. Travels with Charley in Search of America is an intimate look at one of America's most beloved writers in the later years of his life--a self-portrait of a man who never wrote an explicit autobiography. Written during a time of upheaval and racial tension in the South--which Steinbeck witnessed firsthand-- Travels with Charley is a stunning evocation of America on the eve of a tumultuous decade. This Penguin Classics edition includes an introduction by Jay Parini. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
LC Classification NumberE169.02.S83 1997
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- 07 Mar, 2018
Book arrived in a timely manner in the condition described. Wicked good story about lifes interactions with random people, and of course, Charley.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 21 Apr, 2023
Short stories about a long trip across the US with a dog.
With Steinbeck's reputation, and other books written earlier, I had expected more. It is a nice collection of short stories, but, with some exceptions, not outstanding.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 25 Nov, 2020
So Far, So Good.
I yet to finish my journey. Charlie and I are now in Ohio of all places, heading west.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 07 May, 2022
Stunning
Not truly a travel log. But almost a 1960's Chrystal ball into a USA whose problems remain. His comments on Khrushchev, Texas, and the racial south hit the mark. The future of mobile homes not si much.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 23 Jul, 2020
Travels With Charlie used paperback
Exactly as described. Good value.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 30 Jul, 2019
Great American Story
Interesting!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 24 Jan, 2019
Bought it, but....
They never sent itVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
