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Author : John Steinbeck
Publisher :
Release Date : 1953
ISBN 10 : OCLC:978103363
Pages : 185 pages
Rating : 4.8/5 (97 users)
Download or read book Die Strasse der Olsardinen PDF or another Format written by John Steinbeck and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Steinbeck
Publisher : Viking Adult
Release Date : 1945
ISBN 10 : UOM:39015046377647
Pages : 198 pages
Rating : 4.1/5 (39 users)
Download or read book Cannery Row PDF or another Format written by John Steinbeck and published by Viking Adult. This book was released on 1945 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unburdened by the material necessities of the more fortunate, the denizens of Cannery Row discover rewards unknown in more traditional society. Henry the painter sorts through junk lots for pieces of wood to incorporate into the boat he is building, while the girls from Dora Floodrsquo;s bordello venture out now and then to enjoy a bit of sunshine. Lee Chong stocks his grocery with almost anything a man could want, and Doc, a young marine biologist who ministers to sick puppies and unhappy souls, unexpectedly finds true love. Cannery Row is just a few blocks long, but the story it harbors is suffused with warmth, understanding, and a great fund of human values. First published in 1945, Cannery Row focuses on the acceptance of life as it is-both the exuberance of community and the loneliness of the individual. John Steinbeck draws on his memories of the real inhabitants of Monterey, California, and interweaves their stories in this world where only the fittest survive-creating what is at once one of his most humorous and poignant works. In Cannery Row, John Steinbeck returns to the setting of Tortilla Flat to create another evocative portrait of life as it is lived by those who unabashedly put the highest value on the intangibles-human warmth, camaraderie, and love.
Author : Edward F. Ricketts
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
Release Date : 2002-09-11
ISBN 10 : 9780817311728
Pages : 340 pages
Rating : 4.3/5 (817 users)
Download or read book Renaissance Man of Cannery Row PDF or another Format written by Edward F. Ricketts and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 2002-09-11 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of Rickett's letters discuss his studies of the Pacific littoral and his theories of "phalanx" and transcendence. Epistles to family members, often tender and humorous, add dimension and depth to Steinbeck's mythologized depictions of Ricketts." "Editor Katharine A. Rodger has enriched the correspondence with an introduction, a biographical essay, and a list of works cited. The book will be important for students of John Steinbeck and the development of 20th-century American fiction, as well as for those interested in the history of science, especially in the fields of marine biology and ecology."--Jacket.
Author : Carol Lynn McKibben
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Release Date : 2010-10-01
ISBN 10 : 9780252091902
Pages : 184 pages
Rating : 4.0/5 (252 users)
Download or read book Beyond Cannery Row PDF or another Format written by Carol Lynn McKibben and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting a nuanced story of women, migration, community, industry, and civic life at the turn of the twentieth century, Carol Lynn McKibben's Beyond Cannery Row analyzes the processes of migration and settlement of Sicilian fishers from three villages in Western Sicily to Monterey, California--and sometimes back again. McKibben's analysis of gender and gender roles shows that it was the women in this community who had the insight, the power, and the purpose to respond and even prosper amid changing economic conditions. Vividly evoking the immigrants' everyday experiences through first-person accounts and detailed description, McKibben demonstrates that the cannery work done by Sicilian immigrant women was crucial in terms of the identity formation and community development. These changes allowed their families to survive the challenges of political conflicts over citizenship in World War II and intermarriage with outsiders throughout the migration experience. The women formed voluntary associations and celebrated festas that effectively linked them with each other and with their home villages in Sicily. Continuous migration created a strong sense of transnationalism among Sicilians in Monterey, which has enabled them to continue as a viable ethnic community today.
Author : John Steinbeck
Publisher :
Release Date : 2022-11-28
ISBN 10 : 9357009558
Pages : 0 pages
Rating : 4.5/5 (9 users)
Download or read book Cannery Row (Cannery Row, #1) PDF or another Format written by John Steinbeck and published by . This book was released on 2022-11-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cannery Row is a book with a minimally developed plot. Instead, it's an attempt to depict the atmosphere and characters of a particular place-the cannery neighbourhood of Monterey, California, which is home to a mix of the poor and individuals who prefer not to live "up the hill" in the more respectable part of town for a variety of reasons. Short vignettes that introduce us to different Row residents, the majority of whom are not directly related to the main story, regularly interrupt the main plot's pace. These short stories frequently make reference to extreme violence, including suicides, bodies, and the brutality of nature.The adventures of Mack and the guys, a gang of resourceful unemployed men who live in a renovated fish-meal shanty on the edge of an empty lot down on the Row, are the "narrative" of Cannery Row.
Author : Paul Whitfield
Publisher : Rough Guides
Release Date : 2004
ISBN 10 : 1843532581
Pages : 604 pages
Rating : 4.5/5 (532 users)
Download or read book The Rough Guide to Alaska PDF or another Format written by Paul Whitfield and published by Rough Guides. This book was released on 2004 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rough Guide to Alaska is the indispensable guidebook to one of the world''s greatest adventure destinations. The Rough Guide will ensure the reader gets the most from their time in this extraordinary region. The opening pages feature a full-colour introduction to Alaska''s highlights, with inspirational photography of the stunning sights and activities on offer, from viewing the ethereal glow of the Northern Lights to cruising the epic highways. There are evocative accounts of the state''s vast wilderness, from the majestic peak of Denali to the glaciers of Prince William Sound, and lively reports on Anchorage, Fairbanks, and all Alaska''s rough-hewn towns. There is also expert advice on the multitude of outdoor activities, such as hiking, mountain biking, rafting, fishing and kayaking plus lesser known activities such as panning for gold or riding a husky sled.
Author : Mitsuo Yesaki
Publisher : Mitsuo Yesaki
Release Date : 2005
ISBN 10 : 0968380719
Pages : 144 pages
Rating : 4.7/5 (38 users)
Download or read book Steveston Cannery Row PDF or another Format written by Mitsuo Yesaki and published by Mitsuo Yesaki. This book was released on 2005 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kathleen A. Brosnan
Publisher : University of Nevada Press
Release Date : 2013-10-11
ISBN 10 : 9780874178647
Pages : 344 pages
Rating : 4.1/5 (874 users)
Download or read book City Dreams, Country Schemes PDF or another Format written by Kathleen A. Brosnan and published by University of Nevada Press. This book was released on 2013-10-11 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The American West, from the beginning of Euro-American settlement, has been shaped by diverse ideas about how to utilize physical space and natural environments to create cohesive, sometimes exclusive community identities. When westerners developed their towns, they constructed spaces and cultural identities that reflected alternative understandings of modern urbanity. The essays in City Dreams, Country Schemes utilize an interdisciplinary approach to explore the ways that westerners conceptualized, built, and inhabited urban, suburban, and exurban spaces in the twentieth century. The contributors examine such topics as the attractions of open space and rural gentrification in shaping urban development; the role of tourism in developing national parks, historical sites, and California's Napa Valley; and the roles of public art, gender, and ethnicity in shaping urban centers. City Dreams, Country Schemes reveals the values and expectations that have shaped the West and the lives of the people who inhabit it.
Author : Michael Kenneth Hemp
Publisher :
Release Date : 1986
ISBN 10 : STANFORD:36105038268475
Pages : 142 pages
Rating : 4.D/5 ( users)
Download or read book Cannery Row PDF or another Format written by Michael Kenneth Hemp and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CANNERY ROW: THE HISTORY OF OLD OCEAN VIEW AVENUE is that & much more! Six years of intensive oral history research as Executive Director & Historian of the Cannery Row Foundation, interviewing the street's surviving cannery workers, residents, business people, the skippers & fishermen in Monterey's sardine fishing fleet-- & friends, family & acquaintances of John Steinbeck-- enabled the author to capture & preserve the Monterey's sardine era & the street made world famous by John Steinbeck's "fiction." The perfect companion to Steinbeck's Cannery Row literature, this book's abundant archival photographs & information bring the street alive as it was when Steinbeck stalked it. This unique oral-history-based account of the life & times of Americas' most famous street includes a full, two page, detailed & fully indexed historical map-guide to Cannery Row, its historical sites, original cannery locations-- & its actual Steinbeck locales-- making this book an indispensable field guide to one of America's most colorful historical & literary & ecological locations.
Author : Martha K. Norkunas
Publisher : SUNY Press
Release Date : 1993-01-01
ISBN 10 : 0791414833
Pages : 140 pages
Rating : 4.8/5 (414 users)
Download or read book The Politics of Public Memory PDF or another Format written by Martha K. Norkunas and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines American public culture and the means by which communities in the U.S. reconstruct the past and reinterpret the present in the development of tourism. Norkunas shows how public culture is not confined to just museums or monuments, but can be constructed on many different levels and in different settings, such as community ethnicity, natural setting (environment), literary landscape, and history. In her case study of Monterey, the author explores the particular ideologies that prompt the community to represent itself in tourism, and that also act to legitimate the current social structure.
Author : John Steinbeck
Publisher : Penguin
Release Date : 2002-02-05
ISBN 10 : 9781101659793
Pages : 123 pages
Rating : 4.6/5 (11 users)
Download or read book Cannery Row PDF or another Format written by John Steinbeck and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2002-02-05 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steinbeck's tough yet charming portrait of people on the margins of society, dependant on one another for both physical and emotional survival Published in 1945, Cannery Row focuses on the acceptance of life as it is: both the exuberance of community and the loneliness of the individual. Drawing on his memories of the real inhabitants of Monterey, California, including longtime friend Ed Ricketts, Steinbeck interweaves the stories of Doc, Dora, Mack and his boys, Lee Chong, and the other characters in this world where only the fittest survive, to create a novel that is at once one of his most humorous and poignant works. In her introduction, Susan Shillinglaw shows how the novel expresses, both in style and theme, much that is essentially Steinbeck: “scientific detachment, empathy toward the lonely and depressed…and, at the darkest level…the terror of isolation and nothingness.” For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Publisher :
Release Date : 1982-02-22
ISBN 10 :
Pages : 112 pages
Rating : 4./5 ( users)
Download or read book New York Magazine PDF or another Format written by and published by . This book was released on 1982-02-22 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.
Author : Jackson J. Benson
Publisher : Duke University Press
Release Date : 1990
ISBN 10 : 0822309947
Pages : 364 pages
Rating : 4.9/5 (39 users)
Download or read book The Short Novels of John Steinbeck PDF or another Format written by Jackson J. Benson and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Grapes of Wrath is generally considered Steinbeck's masterpiece, but the short novel was the form he most frequently turned to and most consciously theorized about, and with constant experimentation he made the form his own. Much of the best—and the worst—of his writing appears in his short novels. This collection reviews what has been categorized as the “good” and the “bad,” looking beyond the careless labeling that has characterized a great deal of the commentary on Steinbeck's writing to the true strengths and weaknesses of the works. The contributors demonstrate that even in the short novels that are most often criticized, there is more depth and sophistication than has generally been acknowledged. The essays examine the six most popular short novels—Tortilla Flat, The Red Pony, Of Mice and Men, The Moon Is Down, Cannery Row, and The Pearl—in addition to the three usually thought of as less successful—Burning Bright, Sweet Thursday, and The Short Reign of Pippin IV. Because most of Steinbeck's short novels were adapted and presented as plays or screenplays, many of the essays deal with dramatic or film versions of the short novels as well as with the fiction. The collection concludes with a comprehensive checklist of criticism of the short novels. Contributors. Richard Astro, Jackson J. Benson, Carroll Britch, John Ditsky, Joseph Fontenrose, Warren French, Robert Gentry, Mimi Reisel Gladstein, William Goldhurst, Tetsumaro Hayashi, Robert S. Hughes Jr., Howard Levant, Clifford Lewis, Peter Lisca, Anne Loftis, Charles R. Metzger, Michael J. Meyer, Robert E. Morsberger, Louis Owens, Roy S. Simmonds, Mark Spilka, John Timmerman
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Publisher :
Release Date : 1982-02-22
ISBN 10 :
Pages : 112 pages
Rating : 4./5 ( users)
Download or read book New York Magazine PDF or another Format written by and published by . This book was released on 1982-02-22 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.
Author : California Coastal Commission
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2003
ISBN 10 : 9780520240988
Pages : 320 pages
Rating : 4.2/5 (52 users)
Download or read book California Coastal Access Guide PDF or another Format written by California Coastal Commission and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edition of the bestselling Coastal Access Guide has updated maps and text. It should be in every coast-lover's car next to their Thomas's Guide. An invaluable reference for every Californian and California tourist looking to enjoy the coast.
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Release Date : 1979
ISBN 10 : UOM:39015058909030
Pages : 234 pages
Rating : 4.1/5 (39 users)
Download or read book Port Series PDF or another Format written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Michael J. Lannoo
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2010
ISBN 10 : 9780520264786
Pages : 229 pages
Rating : 4.2/5 (52 users)
Download or read book Leopold's Shack and Ricketts's Lab PDF or another Format written by Michael J. Lannoo and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Leopold's Shack and Ricketts's Lab brings fresh insight to the fertile ideas and writings of two innovators of early twentieth century ecology. In this insightful and important book, Michael J. Lannoo enriches the legacies of Leopold and Ricketts as early conservation-minded environmentalists and suggests that there is still much to be learned from them."--Katharine A. Rodger, editor of Breaking Through: Essays, Journals, and Travelogues of Edward F. Ricketts "Lannoo creatively explores an important story of compelling historical characters with a clear vision of their significance for today's readers."--Curt Meine, author of Aldo Leopold: His Life and Work
