Steinbeck in Vietnam : dispatches from the war / [John Steinbeck] ; edited by Thomas E. Barden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968.

Contributor:

Barden, Thomas E.

Standardized Title:

Works. Selections (Barden)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968--Political and social views.

Steinbeck, John.

Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Literature and the war.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975.

Political and social views.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 190 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2012.

Summary:

The author of The Grapes of Wrath (published in 1939) kept writing for close to three decades. At the age of 64, at the end of 1966, he put on combat boots, went to Vietnam, and wrote a series of essays for Newsday over the course of about six months. Barden (English, U. of Toledo) investigated holdings at four primary source archives to assemble this surprising and enlightening selection of writings. His introductory essay and notes support the contents as does the index, which allows readers to search for Steinbeck's commentary on particular topics and events. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0813932572

9780813932576

OCLC:

739913957

Publisher Number:

99948264979