Would you hire John Steinbeck for a job?
Education
Salinas High School (1915-1919) Stanford University (1919-1925, did not graduate)
Work Experience
Farm hand, Spreckels Farm (summers c. 1915-1919) Handyman, Lake Tahoe resort (c. 1925) War correspondent, New York Herald Tribune (c. 1942-44)
Stories
The Long Valley (1938)
Novels
Cup of Gold (1929) The Pastures of Heaven (1932) To A God Unknown (1933) Tortilla Flat (1935) In Dubious Battle (1936) Of Mice and Men (1937) The Red Pony (1937) The Grapes of Wrath (1939) The Moon...
Nonfiction
Their Blood Is Strong (1938) Sea of Cortez (1941) Bombs Away (1942) A Russian Journal (1948) The Log From the "Sea of Cortez" (1951) Positano (1954) Un American a New York et a Paris (1956) Once T...
Awards
California Commonwealth Club's Gold Medal for best novel by a California author, Tortilla Flat (1935)California Commonwealth Club's Gold Medal for best novel by a California author, In Dubious Batt...