![]() ![]() Rodriguez will moderate the discussion between University of Cambridge Professor of American History Gary Gerstle, Stanford University Professor of Sociology Tomás Jiménez and University of Colorado Professor of History and Colorado State Historian Patricia Limerick. ![]() The ramifications of Steinbeck's work still reverberate throughout the Salinas Valley. "(The essay was) about how Americans got along - or not - tensions Americans have experienced in the past and what brought them together," he said.Īlthough Steinbeck's essays and books were once burned in Salinas, according to some accounts, today they are celebrated as hallmarks of a culture. It depicts a 1960 road trip around the United States made by Steinbeck, in the company of his standard poodle Charley. Panelists will ponder "Did Americans ever get along?" with Salinas-native John Steinbeck's essay "E Pluribus Unum" as a backdrop, said Gregory Rodriguez, founder of the Los-Angeles based journalism nonprofit Zócalo Public Square that partnered with the Steinbeck center for the event. Travels with Charley: In Search of America is a 1962 travelogue written by American author John Steinbeck. The National Steinbeck Center will open its 38th annual Steinbeck Festival with a free panel discussion Friday exploring just exactly how united are these United States. ![]()
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