John Steinbeck "Many of his books feature impoverished and dispossessed people, such as the American migrant farm workers..."(Ito 7) John Steinbeck started his career as a writer during the Great depression and this time period effected his career greatly. Many of his books, short stories, ...

John Ernst Steinbeck was born and raised in Salinas, California. As a child he always aspired to become a great writer. Between the years of 1920 and 1925 Steinbeck attended Stanford University. While at Stanford University, Steinbeck took classes in writing techniques. Although John Ernst Steinb...