{"product_id":"steinbecks-landscapes-susan-shillinglaw-9781643260044","title":"Steinbeck's Landscapes: Where Story Meets Place","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom one of the foremost scholars on the subject, comes our most in-depth look at John Steinbeck as a writer deeply connected to the natural world. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Among the many reasons that John Steinbeck has ascended to the highest tier of the American Literary Canon is his championing of the working man. \u003cbr\u003e What we don't often consider, however, is that his vision as a writer was fundamentally ecological, looking at man and nature holistically. To understand people, you had to know something about the trees and flowers they planted, the soil they tilled, the geography that shaped their consciousness--the animating spirit of place. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteinbeck's Landscapes \u003c\/i\u003ehighlights the environments that the Noble Prize winning author cherished and explored throughout his life and career, and examines the iconic stories those rivers, valleys, plants, animals, and weather patterns inspired. The result is a new and fuller understanding of Steinbeck's work, and how nature serves to reflect, cast a harsh light upon, or magnify the action. As this fully illustrated treasure shows, for Steinbeck, the world around us fundamentally shapes human experience and the human spirit. All life is connected.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susan Shillinglaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1643260049\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781643260044\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Timber Press (OR)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 7.25w x 0.99d","brand":"Susan Shillinglaw","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48453252088063,"sku":"9781643260044","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f47fbcc3-c348-4920-8e8f-0cc309e2cc58.jpg?v=1777299103","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/steinbecks-landscapes-susan-shillinglaw-9781643260044","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}