{"product_id":"9780140053203","title":"Travels with Charley in Search of America, by John Steinbeck","description":"\u003cp\u003e(Paperback, 277 pages, first published in 1962)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn intimate journey across and in search of America, as told by one of its most beloved writers, in a deluxe centennial edition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn September 1960, John Steinbeck embarked on a journey across America. He felt that he might have lost touch with the country, with its speech, the smell of its grass and trees, its color and quality of light, the pulse of its people. To reassure himself, he set out on a voyage of rediscovery of the American identity, accompanied by a distinguished French poodle named Charley; and riding in a three-quarter-ton pickup truck named Rocinante.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHis course took him through almost forty states: northward from Long Island to Maine; through the Midwest to Chicago; onward by way of Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana (with which he fell in love), and Idaho to Seattle, south to San Francisco and his birthplace, Salinas; eastward through the Mojave, New Mexico, Arizona, to the vast hospitality of Texas, to New Orleans and a shocking drama of desegregation; finally, on the last leg, through Alabama, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey to New York.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eTravels with Charley in Search of America\u003c\/em\u003e is an intimate look at one of America's most beloved writers in the later years of his life—a self-portrait of a man who never wrote an explicit autobiography. Written during a time of upheaval and racial tension in the South—which Steinbeck witnessed firsthand—\u003cem\u003eTravels with Charley\u003c\/em\u003e is a stunning evocation of America on the eve of a tumultuous decade. This Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition also features French flaps and deckle-edged paper.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStoryglory Cautions:\u003c\/strong\u003e This book, while a classic by a great American writer, is not for readers below high school. Includes bad language—d****, b****, h***, a**, n*****— as well as the Lord's name in vain; several references to sex and prostitution; and extensive depiction of racism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecommended Age:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15+\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storyglory","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52105869951298,"sku":"FSTEINJO____TRAVELSWITHCHARLEYIN9780140053203","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/3457\/4658\/files\/Travels_with_Charley_in_Search_of_America_9780140053203_a4a1845b-a916-434c-b259-6ec9fe8872ab.jpg?v=1772219427","url":"https:\/\/www.storyglorykids.org\/products\/9780140053203","provider":"Storyglory Kids Inc","version":"1.0","type":"link"}