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Steinbeck’s America

The Iconic Landscapes That Inspired His Classic Works

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By Susan Shillinglaw

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Feb 17, 2026
Page Count
308 pages
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Hachette Audio
ISBN-13
9781649040688

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$24.98

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Steinbeck’s vision is grounded in place—first in Central California, where he was born and lived until he was 41, and in his later life when he became a troubadour of the Americas, traversing the U.S. and Mexico. Throughout his long writing life—his work spans the years 1929 to 1966—his vision as a writer was fundamentally holistic and ecological: he believed that to understand people, you had to know something about the places they occupied, their landscapes, their histories, their spirits. This is what Steinbeck’s America reveals and celebrates.

While Steinbeck’s work has been at the core of the American canon for many years, of course, his work seems more relevant than ever as we continue to struggle as a nation with issues including migrant labor, the plight of the poorest and industry’s role in keeping them from ever truly getting ahead no matter how hard they work, and the human effect on the environment and ways we degrade it. 

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Susan Shillinglaw

About the Author

Since 1984, Susan Shillinglaw has been a Professor of English at San Jose State University, where she was Director of the University’s Center for Steinbeck Studies for 18 years. She was also Director of the National Steinbeck Center in Salinas from 2015-2018. Dr. Shillinglaw has published widely on John Steinbeck, most recently Carol and John Steinbeck: Portrait of a Marriage and On ReadingThe Grapes of Wrath. She has served on the boards of Hopkins Marine Station, the Cannery Row Foundation, SJSU’s Center for Steinbeck Studies, the National Steinbeck Center, and the Western Flyer Foundation.
 

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