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Steinbeck, John

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Black and white portrait of John Steinbeck with rows of tilled soil behind it. Text reads, “John Steinbeck. 1902-1968.”
Famous Authors
Episode 21
39 minutes 13 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Black and white portrait of Thomas Wolfe wearing a white collared shirt, dark necktie, and suspenders. He's looking at camera with a serious expression. Caption. Some of the greatest American literature ever written.
Great American Authors: Since 1650
Season 0 / Ep 5
29 minutes 20 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Man wearing a plaid shirt, denim overalls, smoking a cigar, looks ahead from the driver's seat. Next to him, a woman wearing a sun hat with a pensive expression. Caption. I don't mean that.
32 minutes 36 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Woman wearing a casual red polka dot dress, brown apron, and gardening hat, smiles and looks up. Caption. And then to a picture show to celebrate.
22 minutes 8 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Black and white frame of senior woman looking down and working with her hands, surrounded by others. Caption. As Steinbeck was writing it, people were living it.
26 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Low shot of men wearing denim jeans and work boots walking along train tracks at night. Caption. Whistle blowing.
24 minutes 9 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Woman in 1800s farm clothes walking down the front steps of a home. Boy holds a horse's reins. Caption. He said his name was Gitano, and he's come back.
1 hours 41 minutes 42 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
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