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Inspired by Travels with Charley, Gregory Zeigler celebrated the 50th anniversary of renowned Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck's storied trip. In 2009, Zeigler and his dog Max drove and camped 15,000 miles over nine weeks, exploring the country and determining what Americans are like today. Travels With Max offers aā¦
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What are Americans like today? In the spirit of Travels with Charley, George Zeigler made his own journey in the early 21st century, retracing Steinbeckās literary journey to rediscover his country. In the process, the Wyoming-based writer gives us not only a 21st-centuryĀ road memoir, but a literary biography of Americaās 1960 Nobel Laureate author. Gregory Zeigler explores the country to discover who Americans are today, and to pay homage to the great 20th-centuryĀ novelist, John Steinbeck. āAs for me, I got to know Steinbeck well and had one hell of an adventure following his tracks around theā¦
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