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His first book, cup of gold 1929 is exceptionally scarce in jacket, especially when the spine is relatively unfaded. John steinbeck, born in salinas, california, in 1902, grew up in a fertile agricultural valley, about twentyfive miles from the pacific coast. The long valley by john steinbeck, read by holter graham by. Timmerman, john h download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A penguin classic first published in 1938, this volume of stories collected with the encouragement of his longtime editor pascal covici serves as a wonderful. February 27, 1902 december 20, 1968 was an american author. Set in the idyllic salinas valley in california, where simple people farm the land and struggle to find a place for themeselves in the world, these stories reflect many of the concerns key to steinbeck as a writer. Download or stream the long valley by john steinbeck. Download the long valley audiobook by john steinbeck. Today, nearly forty years after his death, nobel prize winner john steinbeck remains one of america.
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