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Cannery Row is a novel by American author John Steinbeck, published in 1945. It is set during the Great Depression in Monterey, California , on a street lined with sardine canneries that is known as Cannery Row .
Cannery Row is a novel by American author John Steinbeck, published in 1945. It is set during the Great Depression in Monterey, California, on a street lined with sardine canneries that is known as Cannery Row .
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Learn about the life and work of John Steinbeck, the Nobel Prize-winning author of Cannery Row, a novel inspired by the Monterey Peninsula. Discover the characters, themes and history of this classic book and its sequel, Sweet Thursday.
Learn about John Steinbeck's novel Cannery Row, set in Monterey, California, during the Great Depression. Find book summary, character descriptions, themes, and more in this comprehensive study guide.
Our Story. John Steinbeck’s Cannery Row captured life on Cannery Row during its industrial heyday, but the story began long before canneries lined the famous street. The history of the Row is a fascinating tale, from Native American, Asian and European settlement, through the boom and bust of the whaling and sardine industries, to restoration ...
A collection of vignettes about the people and places of Cannery Row, a street of canning factories in Monterey, California. The novel follows the adventures of Mack and his friends, who live in a flophouse, visit a brothel, and help a marine biologist collect frogs.
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Feb 5, 2002 · Steinbeck's tough yet charming portrait of people on the margins of society, dependant on one another for both physical and emotional survival. Published in 1945, Cannery Row focuses...
