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The Log from the Sea of Cortez (Penguin Classics) by John Steinbeck; Richard Astro is a travel available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Log from the Sea of Cortez (Penguin Classics) about?

A Penguin Classic In the two years after the 1939 publication of Steinbeck’s masterful The Grapes of Wrath , Steinbeck and his novel increasingly became the center of intense controversy and censorship. In search of a respite from the national stage, Steinbeck and his close friend, biologist Ed Ricketts, embarked on a month long marine specimen-collecting expedition in the Gulf of California, which resulted in their collaboration on the Sea of Cortez . In 1951, after Ricketts’ death, Steinbeck reissued his narrative portion of the work in memory of his friend and the inspiration for Cannery Row ’s “Doc”. This exciting day-by-day account of their journey together is a rare blend of science, philosophy, and high-spirited adventure. This edition features an introduction by Richard Astro. 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 contempora

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It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.

Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.

Author
John Steinbeck; Richard Astro
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Published
2010
Language
EN
ISBN
9781440674044
Category
travel
Subjects
Fiction, Memoir, Travel Writing
Rating
4.5 / 5 (862 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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