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Of Mice & Men - Geographer

Created by: Hinojosa, Alvarado, & Winters. Of Mice & Men - Geographer. Born on February 27, 1902. He was raised in Salinas Valley. Had his early education there. Graduated from Salinas High School. He married three (3) times.

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Of Mice & Men - Geographer

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  1. Created by: Hinojosa, Alvarado, & Winters Of Mice & Men - Geographer

  2. Born on February 27, 1902. • He was raised in Salinas Valley. • Had his early education there. • Graduated from Salinas High School. • He married three (3) times. • His first wife Carol was very involved in his career… his only wife ever involved. • Gwyn Conger, his second wife, mother of his two (2) sons Thom and John. • In 1949, he met his third (3rd) wife, Elaine. She and Steinbeck were very bonding toward each other, and had remained together in New York and Sag Harbor. • Steinbeck later died in New York City on December 20, 1968. His ashes are buried in his family plot in Salinas, California. John Steinbeck info-

  3. Many wonder what his relationship was with Salinas valley. • However, he did leave Salinas Valley and moved to NYC Stanford for a brief amount of time. • He did mention that he enjoyed living a “simpler life” in Salinas valley. • Most of his literature is based in small towns that resembles Salinas. Steinbeck’s Relationship to Salinas Valley

  4. 1935- Commonwealth Club of California Gold Medal for Best Book by a Californian. • 1936- The Novel of 9136 Prize (In Dubious Battle.) • 1938- New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award (Of Mice and Men.) • 1939- Member National Institute of Arts and Letters • 1940- Pulitzer Prize Fiction Award ( The Grapes of Wrath.) • 1946- King Haakon Liberty Cross ( The Moon is Down. • 1948- Member American Academy of Arts and Letters • 1984- He won a Gold Medal for all his work!!! • NOTE TO SELF: His OLDEST son Thom has his awards. Steinbeck’s Timeline- CAREER

  5. They don’t have much, if they do jobs are listed below... • Farm fields- which is harvesting the crops, and managing the field. • Teaching, not a lot of elementary schools, middle schools, or high school. • There are also job offerings at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital. Real jobs in Salinas Valley-

  6. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KseHhn8lNTE&feature=player_embeddedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KseHhn8lNTE&feature=player_embedded

  7. Salinas Valley in Cali!(: #snow#1973

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