The resulting travelogue, Travels with Charley in Search of America (1962), remains a cornerstone of American road literature. It captures a nation on the precipice of "the sixties," grappling with shifting identities and the dawn of a new, mechanized era. The Itinerary of a Rediscovery
Steinbeck’s route roughly outlined the borders of the United States, beginning in Sag Harbor and moving through nearly 40 states. He began by heading north to Travels with Charley in Search of America
The Road Back to Rocinante: Rediscovering Steinbeck’s America The resulting travelogue, Travels with Charley in Search