The author of The Grapes of Wrath (published in 1939) kept writing for close to three decades. At the age of 64, at the end of 1966, he put on combat boots, went to Vietnam, and wrote a series
of essays for Newsday over the course of about six months. Barden (English, U. of Toledo) investigated holdings at four primary source archives to assemble this surprising and enlightening
selection of writings. His introductory essay and notes support the contents as does the index, which allows readers to search for Steinbeck's commentary on particular topics and events.
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