Groliers new encylopidea Benson, Jackson T., The True Adventures of John Steinbeck, Writer: A Biography (1990); DeMott, R., ed., Working Days: The Journals of The Grapes of Wrath (1989); Fensch, Thomas, ed., Conversations with John Steinbeck (1988); Lisca, Peter, The Wide World of John Steinbeck (1981); Noble, Donald R., ed., The Steinbeck Question: New Essays in Criticism (1992); Owens, Louis, John Steinbeck's Re-Vision of America (1985); Parini, Jay, John Steinbeck (1995); Steinbeck, Elaine, and Wallsten, Robert, eds., Steinbeck: A Life in Letters (1975). Ditsky, J., Critical Essays on ...

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"A sad soul can kill quicker than a germ," - John Steinbeck. ... John Steinbeck was born on February 27, 1902 in Salinas, California (Webster 1338). ... His father, John Ernst Steinbeck, was a county treasurer, and his mother, Olive Hamilton, was a teacher (Harmon). ... He was in his 60's when John F. ... His early books were, The Pearl, Tortilla Flat, and Sea of Cortez. ...

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Analytical Research Paper: Travels With Charley: In Search Of America John Ernst Steinbeck, one of the most influential writers of the 20th century, led a prominent and influential life. ... John Steinbeck next published two more California fiction based novels, The Pasture of Heaven (1932) and To a God Unknown (1933). ... John Steinbeck's first major success did not come consecutively with the beginning of his career. ... The next series of writing from Steinbeck were: Cannery Row (1945), The Wayward Bus (1947), The Pearl (1947), A Russian Journal (1948), Burning Bright (1950), ...

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