Finally managed to get myself back to reading Steinbeck. I read all of "America and Americans" this morning; a fascinating and nuanced essay about the development of America into the (1966) modern age. Consistant with his later writings (see Travels With Charley) and even his more "radical" early writings (e.g. In Dubious Battle) he demonstrates that his sympathies are with people rather than causes. Those who wrote him off as a "Lefty Communist", or who were shocked that such a staunch "Advocate of The People" could express support for the American Soldier in Vietnam never got the man in the first place.
Continue reading America and Americans.
