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An intimate journey across America, as told by one of its most beloved writers
To hear the speech of the real America, to smell the grass and the trees, to see the colors and the light—these were John Steinbeck’s goals as he set out, at the age of fifty-eight, to rediscover the country he had been writing about for so many years.
With Charley, his French poodle, Steinbeck drives the interstates and the country roads, dines with truckers, encounters bears at Yellowstone and old friends in San Francisco. Along the way he reflects on the American character, racial hostility, the particular form of American loneliness he finds almost everywhere, and the unexpected kindness of strangers.
Publisher : Penguin Books; F edition (January 31, 1980)
Language : English
Paperback : 277 pages
ISBN-10 : 0140053204
ISBN-13 : 978-0140053203
Reading age : 18 years and up
Lexile measure : 1010L
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 7.4 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
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Customers find the book enjoyable and worth reading. They praise the writing quality as excellent, easy to read, and engaging. Readers appreciate Steinbeck’s musings about life and the human condition. They describe the journey as fascinating and wonderful. The book is described as heartwarming and poignant, with beautiful descriptions and empathy for his fellow man.
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