Travels With Charley

John Steinbeck
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Travels with Charley in Search of America was Steinbeck's last published book. A record of his experiences and observations as he drove around America in a pickup truck, accompanied by his standard poodle Charley, it is filled with engaging, often humorous description and comes to a powerful climax in an encounter with racist demonstrators in New Orleans.—Penguin Putnam



"This book takes you through the mid-century U.S. all in Steinbeck's wry guise. It's a travel log in a changing time with a blue French poodle by your side. It's terrific to hear about how Steinbeck gets in and out of conversations with people throughout the country; their takes on life and how they make it. It makes you want to get out there all while satisfying an itch!"—Submitted by Addison R., Master Control Operator, CATS


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