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Travels with Charley In Search of America

John Steinbeck

From Maine's northernmost tip to California's Monterey Peninsula, a journey across AmericaJohn Steinbeck set off at the age of fifty-eight to rediscover the nation he had been writing about for so many years with the intention of hearing the voice of the real America, smelling the grass and the tree...

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Stuff You Should Know

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Stuff You Should Know

It was mentioned along with other Steinbeck works, with no further discussion.

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Travels with Charlie.

— Episode: Pearls: Second Best Thing About Oysters

Episode: Pearls: Second Best Thing About Oysters

It was mentioned along with other Steinbeck works, with no further discussion.

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Travels with Charlie.

The Ezra Klein Show

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The Ezra Klein Show

Tom Hanks recalled having read John Steinbeck's Travels with Charley in junior high, mentioning a memorable scene from the book.

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I've read John Steinbeck's Travels with Charlie. Oh I love that book. That's a great book and there's a scene that I remember in reading that I'm going to say ...

— Episode: What Tom Hanks Thinks of America

Episode: What Tom Hanks Thinks of America

Tom Hanks recalled having read John Steinbeck's Travels with Charley in junior high, mentioning a memorable scene from the book.

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I've read John Steinbeck's Travels with Charlie. Oh I love that book. That's a great book and there's a scene that I remember in reading that I'm going to say ...

StarTalk Radio

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StarTalk Radio

It was mentioned as inspiration for William Shatner's cross-country journey in a pickup truck after Star Trek was cancelled and he was experiencing financial hardship.

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So there was a book out in those years called Travel with Charlie. I remember that, John Steinbeck.

— Episode: Going to Space with William Shatner

Episode: Going to Space with William Shatner

It was mentioned as inspiration for William Shatner's cross-country journey in a pickup truck after Star Trek was cancelled and he was experiencing financial hardship.

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So there was a book out in those years called Travel with Charlie. I remember that, John Steinbeck.

The Bobby Bones Show

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The Bobby Bones Show

John Madden enjoyed reading this book, which influenced his desire to travel around the country and visit small towns rather than chain establishments.

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He loved John Steinbeck travels with Charlie. You know, when we would travel the country, he would like to go into small towns.

— Episode: Lots to Say: It's a Madden Thanksgiving...

Episode: Lots to Say: It's a Madden Thanksgiving!

John Madden enjoyed reading this book, which influenced his desire to travel around the country and visit small towns rather than chain establishments.

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He loved John Steinbeck travels with Charlie. You know, when we would travel the country, he would like to go into small towns.

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