Travels with Charley in Search of America

Travels with Charley in Search of America

Author: John Steinbeck

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 1997-04-01

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9780140187410

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An intimate journey across America, as told by one of its most beloved writers A Penguin Classic In 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. His 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. Travels with Charley in Search of America 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—Travels with Charley is a stunning evocation of America on the eve of a tumultuous decade. This Penguin Classics edition includes an introduction by Jay Parini. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.


The Lost Continent

The Lost Continent

Author: Bill Bryson

Publisher: Anchor Canada

Published: 2012-09-25

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 0385674562

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"I come from Des Moines. Somebody had to." And, as soon as Bill Bryson was old enough, he left. Des Moines couldn't hold him, but it did lure him back. After ten years in England he returned to the land of his youth, and drove almost 14,000 miles in search of a mythical small town called Amalgam, the kind of smiling village where the movies from his youth were set. Instead he drove through a series of horrific burgs, which he renamed Smellville, Fartville, Coleslaw, Coma, and Doldrum. At best his search led him to Anywhere, USA, a lookalike strip of gas stations, motels and hamburger outlets populated by obese and slow-witted hicks with a partiality for synthetic fibres. He discovered a continent that was doubly lost: lost to itself because he found it blighted by greed, pollution, mobile homes and television; lost to him because he had become a foreigner in his own country.


Way Out West

Way Out West

Author: Charlie Seemann

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2017-09-01

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 149302728X

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A striking look back at a remarkable period in history Featuring 125 black and white photographs by such renowned Farm Security Administration photographers as Dorothea Lange, Arthur Rothstein, Russell Lee, and several others, this book documents ranching culture in western states during the Great Depression and leading up to World War II.


Travels with Charlie - Way Out West

Travels with Charlie - Way Out West

Author: Miles Backer

Publisher:

Published: 2013-07-23

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781609053543

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Young readers are asked to find places of interest on maps of the Western states. Features a dog named Charlie.


Cowboy Charming

Cowboy Charming

Author: Dylann Crush

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Published: 2019-07-30

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 1492662682

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They call him Casanova. But can this charming devil of a cowboy teach a good girl how to change her ways? I'm Daisy King—a small town preacher's daughter, born and bred in Holiday, Texas. A girl who's used to having a lot of balls in the air. Keeping tabs on my slightly flighty grandmother? No problem. Handling the honky-tonk's first ever Chili Cook-Off? In the bag. Vamping it up to charm a would-be developer into leaving Holiday, Texas alone? Um...I might need a hand with that one. Enter Presley Walker: Holiday's own Casanova rancher and the perfect tutor for a good girl looking to go bad. He's got charm in spades, and he's always seemed like a terrible idea waiting to happen. But when he agrees to work with me to save our beloved hometown, it's hard to ignore the chemistry between us. We may be polar opposites, but our hearts seem ready to melt in this Texas heat... What Readers Are Saying About Dylann Crush's cowboy romances: "Fun, fresh, and fantastic... A must read."—Christie Craig, New York Times bestselling author, for All-American Cowboy "Charm, humor, a vast array of quirky Texas characters... Another fun, flirty title."—Kirkus Reviews for Cowboy Christmas Jubilee "Strong chemistry and fun banter."—Booklist for Cowboy Christmas Jubilee "This romance is perfect for Christmas but it will warm your heart no matter what the season."—Night Owl Reviews for Cowboy Christmas Jubilee


Way Out West

Way Out West

Author: Miles Backer

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781593541347

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Describes the landmarks and geography of the western United States.


Travels And Tribulations: A Memoir

Travels And Tribulations: A Memoir

Author: James A. Chisman, PhD

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2011-07-08

Total Pages: 118

ISBN-13: 1462897568

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This book is not a travel guide to countries to visit, inns to stay at or bistros to dine in - thousands of books and articles do that. Rather it presents a wide variety of real stories based on interesting social, cultural and personal encounters the author experienced in his visits to 78 countries as a tourist, professor or consultant. Stories range from educational to humorous to political to earthy to feats of derring-do. From Cuba to Berlin, the Middle East to Europe, and Zambia to Alaska, the author shares with readers his passion for travel, discovery, humor and adventure. "Travels and Tribulations: A Memoir" is a book through which seasoned travelers can identify and non-travelers can live vicariously.


Love and Loss in Hollywood

Love and Loss in Hollywood

Author: Cooper C. Graham

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 2021-02-23

Total Pages: 440

ISBN-13: 0253052963

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In 1919, Florence Deshon—tall, radical, and charismatic—was well on her way to becoming one of Hollywood's brightest stars. Embroiled in a clandestine affair with Charlie Chaplin, she continued to remain romantically involved with the well-known writer and socialist Max Eastman. By 1922, she was found dead in a New York apartment, rumored to have committed suicide. Love and Loss in Hollywood: Florence Deshon, Max Eastman, and Charlie Chaplin uses previously unpublished letters between Deshon and Eastman to reconstruct their relationship against the backdrop of the "golden age" of Hollywood. Deshon's tragic life and her abuse at the hands of powerful men—including Chaplin, Eastman, and Samuel Goldwyn—resonate with the concerns of today's MeToo movement. Above all, though, this is a book about an extraordinary woman unjustly forgotten: a brilliant writer and campaigner for women's rights, driven both by her ambition to succeed and a boundless desire for life. Rich in tantalizing detail, Love and Loss in Hollywood chronicles crucial years of American film history, overshadowed by the pervasive fear of Bolshevism after World War I, the Red Riots, and the emergence of the big studios in Hollywood. This beautiful edition features dozens of unpublished photographs, among them six mesmerizing full-length portraits of Deshon by Adolph de Meyer, Vogue's first fashion photographer.