Steinbeck Country: Exploring the Settings for the Stories

Steinbeck Country: Exploring the Settings for the Stories takes the reader on a pictorial tour of the Monterey County landscape that nurtured the writers values, informed his ideas and set the stage for the powerful regional novels of America s "Bard of the People". Describing the settings for Cannery Row, East of Eden, Of Mice and Men, The Red Pony and other classic tales as well as the places where Steinbeck lived and worked, this book serves as a valuable trip planning resource for visitors and an inexpensive and attractive souvenir of their visit. Includes 125 color photographs, 2 maps and corresponding quotations from the writer s work.