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...

John Steinbeck, one of the most influential writers of modern literature. A man with unparalleled thoughts, and unbridled emotions. But who was John Steinbeck? He was born in Salinas, California to parents John and Olivia. In sunny California he grew into a fine, well educated young man. Attending S...

John Steinbeck, author of Of Mice and Men (1937), was born in Salinas, California on February 27, 1902. He grew up in a middle-class family of German and Irish descent in Monterey County, California. This is where Steinbeck developed his love of the natural world and diverse cultures that show up so...