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Chicago, he moved into the northern plains. He notably "fell in love" with

Everywhere he looked, he saw the growth of fast food, "packaged" living, and environmental destruction. Travels with Charley in Search of America

New Orleans, where he witnessed the "Cheerleaders"—a group of mothers protesting school integration—an experience that left him physically and spiritually revolted. Themes of a Changing Nation Chicago, he moved into the northern plains

In 1960, John Steinbeck —famed chronicler of the Dust Bowl and Nobel laureate-to-be—realized he had lost the "pulse" of his own country. At 58 years old, after decades of living in New York and traveling Europe, he feared he was writing about an America that no longer existed. His solution was a 10,000-mile loop around the nation in a custom camper-truck named , accompanied only by a distinguished French poodle named Charley . Themes of a Changing Nation In 1960, John

Steinbeck noted the rise of mobile homes as a symbol of a nation that no longer wanted to be rooted.

Montana, describing its people as kind and unaffected by the frantic bustle elsewhere. He visited

Seattle—lamenting that progress looked like destruction—before driving down the coast to his birthplace, The final leg took him through