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Travels with Charley: In Search of America is a 1962 travelogue written by American author John Steinbeck. It depicts a 1960 road trip around the United States made by Steinbeck, in the company of his standard poodle Charley.
In Travels with Charley: In Search of America, John Steinbeck provides an entertaining and wry account of his observations as he road trips with his poodle in what essentially becomes his house on wheels, Rocinante.
Jan 31, 1980 · Travels with Charley in Search of America. Paperback – January 31, 1980. by John Steinbeck (Author) 4.5 8,905 ratings. See all formats and editions. 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 ...
Travels with Charley: In Search of America is a novelistic travelogue written by American writer John Steinbeck, published in 1962. Charley, a standard poodle, was Steinbeck's companion as they travelled around America by road in a camper named Rocinante, after Don Quixote's horse.
His new book, Travels with Charley (Viking, $4.95), is a one-man, one-dog account of the expedition in which he recaptures his familiarity with America.
Steinbeck uses Charley to connect with strangers, allowing him to learn more about Americans who would not have spoken with him otherwise. After carefully packing Rocinante with everything he thinks he might need on his journey, Steinbeck heads out with Charley on a surprising and overwhelming adventure.
Jan 31, 1980 · In September 1960, John Steinbeck and his poodle, Charley, embarked on a journey across America. A picaresque tale, this chronicle of their trip meanders along scenic backroads and speeds along anonymous superhighways, moving from small towns to growing cities to glorious wilderness oases.
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.
Apr 1, 1997 · 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...
Mar 1, 2001 · In 1960, John Steinbeck set out in his pick-up truck with his dog Charley to rediscover and chronicle his native USA, from Maine to California. He felt that he...
