(Magill, 1888) Rickett's was the hero in many of Steinbeck's books most notably, Doc in Cannery Row. ... The next of Steinbeck's greatest California books was Cannery Row. Cannery Row is a story about the small town of Monterey, California. Monterey was just north of Salinas, and in Monterey was the cannery row where tuna was processed and canned. ... Cannery Row was one of his most famous California books. ...

• Word Count: 1379
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

(Magill, 1888) Rickett's was the hero in many of Steinbeck's books most notably, Doc in Cannery Row. ... The next of Steinbeck's greatest California books was Cannery Row. Cannery Row is a story about the small town of Monterey, California. Monterey was just north of Salinas, and in Monterey was the cannery row where tuna was processed and canned. ... Cannery Row was one of his most famous California books. ...

• Word Count: 1424
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

"I believe there is one story in the world, and only one, that has inspired and frightened us. Humans are caught - in their lives, in their thoughts, in their hungers and ambitions, in their greediness and cruelty, and in their kindness and generosity too - in a net of good and evil. ...

• Word Count: 1364
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

John Steinbeck is an author that most people are familiar with. In almost every high school across America, one of his books is on a required reading list that students are supposed to read. But who is the man behind the stories? What was it like for his when he was a kid and why did he write what ...

• Word Count: 1322
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School