The March book has been selected. We’re heading off the “recent best sellers” list and back a few decades to an old classic, Travels with Charley in Search of America by John Steinbeck. This is one of my personal favorites and since I will be doing quite a bit of traveling beginning in March I found it appropriate.
Review
John Steinbeck, sensing it was time to rediscover America, decided to set out on a three month odyssey with his French poodle Charley. A tornado in his first week nearly stopped him in his tracks. Steinbeck soon discovered the art of perfect scrounging: sending Charley off, he would follow to retrieve him only to find him buried in some delicious meal. Steinbeck would feign immediate petulance and retrieval, only to receive (of course) a huge welcome from Charley’s latest friends. This evocative account of travelling in America is very enjoyable. (Kirkus UK) –This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Product Description
With his dog Charley, John Steinbeck set out in his truck to explore and experience America in the 1960s. As he talked with all kinds of people, he sadly noted the passing of region speech, fell in love with Montana, and was appalled by racism in New Orleans.
About the Author
JOHN STEINBECK (1902–1968) was born in Salinas, California. He worked as a laborer and a journalist, and in 1935, when he published Tortilla Flat, he achieved popular success and financial security. Steinbeck wrote more than twenty-five novels and won the Nobel Prize in 1962.
