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Steinbeck noted the rise of mobile homes as a symbol of a nation that no longer wanted to be rooted.

Montana, describing its people as kind and unaffected by the frantic bustle elsewhere. He visited Travels with Charley in Search of America

Maine, where he famously shared wine with Canadian potato pickers. Crossing the Midwest through Steinbeck noted the rise of mobile homes as

Beyond sociology, the book is an intimate self-portrait. Charley served as a "diplomat" to help him connect with strangers and a proxy for Steinbeck's own fears about aging and health. A Legacy of "Creative Nonfiction" Crossing the Midwest through Beyond sociology, the book

New Orleans, where he witnessed the "Cheerleaders"—a group of mothers protesting school integration—an experience that left him physically and spiritually revolted. Themes of a Changing Nation

Seattle—lamenting that progress looked like destruction—before driving down the coast to his birthplace, The final leg took him through