... Mice and Men," with a series of short stories entitled " The Long Valley."(John Steinbeck) In 1939 Steinbeck published what was considered his best work, " The Grapes of Wrath." " The Grapes of Wrath," was the story of tenate farmers who moved to California, because they was unable to live off the land in Oklahoma. To get the idea for this novel Steinbeck had traveled around California migrant camps in 1936. After its ... novels this included " The Pearl," "East of Eden," and " Travels with Charley in Search of America."(John Steinbeck 1902-1968) In 1962 John Steinbeck received the grea...

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... to California. After publishing some novels and short stories John Steinbeck first became well known after the novel "Tortilla Flat" (1935). This was a turning point in Steinbeck's writing career. In WW2 he served as a correspondent for the New York Tribune. Steinbeck's later writings were combined with entertainment, journalism and experiences from WW2. Steinbeck died in New York in 1968 of arteriosclerosis. He ... 66 years old. Ten Novels by John Steinbeck • Cup of Gold - 1929 • The Red Pony - 1933 • Tortilla Flat - 1935 • In Dubious Battle - 1936 • Sea of Cortez - 1941 •...

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