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Steinbeck noted the rise of mobile homes as a symbol of a nation that no longer wanted to be rooted. Travels with Charley in Search of America
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 Maine, where he famously shared wine with Canadian