As a remedy, he set out on a long, cross-country road trip in his souped up camper/truck, Rocinante (named, fittingly, for Don Quixote’s horse), with only his standard poodle, Charley, for company. But after being gone so long, he felt like he was out of touch with America, especially the people and the culture. Steinbeck was a writer who was really vested in what was happening in his country, as is evidenced by the social commentary that populates so many of his great books. John Steinbeck was living in Long Island, NY, at the time but had just returned from living abroad for many years. Travels with Charley was published in 1962. November’s challenge is to read a book with a mode of transportation on the cover since Thanksgiving yields some of the busiest travel days in the US. I read Travels with Charley in Search of America (hereafter referred to as Travels with Charley) as part of the 12 Months of Reading Goodness challenge. Hello, everyone! I was able to squeeze in another book this month (mostly because it’s short), and it was a good one! My big project is winding down so hopefully I’ll be back in the swing of things soon.
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