What a great book. Steinbeck's journey across the U.S. in a truck and camper with his dog Charley is journaled here with beautiful insights into American life in mid century 1900's. At every stop along the way, Steinbeck brings out the character and characters of each region. His trip into the South is particularly poignant.
This is one of those books I couldn't wait to get to each day. Highly recommended.
I got this book used from AbeBooks.com and found this picture in the pages. One of the reasons I love to get used books is that you never know what you'll find in them. I used this as a bookmark while I was reading and got connected to this family in some way. I'll probably never know who they are or where they are, but one of them might have read this book just prior to me reading it, so in a small way, we are connected. That connection and the obviously happy situation they are in made this read even more enjoyable. Call me crazy.... By the way, don't you love the thumb print! Makes me laugh every time I see it, you just know the guy in the black vest is talking through his smile: "Your thumb is on the lens Martha!" :-D
Simply,
Tim
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