1960年，诺奖得主约翰·斯坦贝克偕爱犬查理，驾驶 “驽骍难得”露营车横穿美国。从缅因州北角到加州蒙特利半岛，一路见闻勾勒出彼时美国社会的复杂模样。

在线阅读本书 In 1960, when he was almost sixty years old, John Steinbeck set out to rediscover his native land. He felt that he might have lost touch with its sights, sounds and the essence of its people. Accompanied only by his dog, Charley, he travelled allacross the United States in a pick-up truck. His journey took him through almost forty states, and he saw things that made him...(展开全部)

A quest across America, from the northernmost tip of Maine to California’s Monterey Peninsula To hear the speech of the real America, to smell the grass and the trees, to see the colors and the light—these were John Steinbeck's goals as he set out, at the age of fifty-eight, to rediscover the country he had been writing about for so many years. With Charley, his French poodle, ...(展开全部)

With his dog Charley, John Steinbeck set out in his truck to explore and experience America in the 1960s. As he talked with all kinds of people, he sadly noted the passing of region speech, fell in love with Montana, and was appalled by racism in New Orleans.

A quest across America, from the northernmost tip of Maine to California’s Monterey Peninsula To hear the speech of the real America, to smell the grass and the trees, to see the colors and the light—these were John Steinbeck's goals as he set out, at the age of fifty-eight, to rediscover the country he had been writing about for so many years. With Charley, his French poodle, ...(展开全部)

本书讲述斯坦贝克在晚年和他的爱犬查理一起游历美国各地，进行了一段近一万英里的公路旅行。他开着与堂吉诃德坐骑同名的特制露营车“驽骍难得”，在一条重视外表、善于外交、懦弱又善解人意的法国鬈毛狗的陪伴下，从美国东北部缅因州的最北角旅行到西部加利福尼亚州的蒙特利半岛。他穿梭在州际公路和乡间小路上，与卡车司机和老朋友一起用餐，拜访各大都市与壮丽的原野，自由自在地与路上的陌生人闲聊。斯坦贝克以幽默而略带疑虑的眼光观察美国和美国人，他看到的是一个孤寂、物产丰盛，但充满单一看法的个人的国度。

一九六〇年，斯坦贝克眼见消费主义对美国集体价值的侵害，决定迈开发痒的双脚，重新认识祖国与同胞。他开着与唐吉诃德坐骑同名的特制露营车“驽辛难得”，在一条重视外表、善于外交、懦弱又善解人意的法国鬈毛狗查理的陪伴下，从美国东北部缅因州的最北角旅行到西部加利福尼亚州的蒙特利半岛。他穿梭在州际公路和乡间小路上，与卡车司机和老朋友一起用餐，拜访各大都市与壮丽的原野，自由自在地与路上的陌生人闲聊。斯坦贝克以幽默而略带疑虑的眼光观察美国和美国人，他看到的是一个孤寂、物产丰盛，但充满单一看法的个人的国度。

本书讲述斯坦贝克在晚年和他的爱犬查理一起游历美国各地，进行了一段近一万英里的公路旅行。他开着与堂吉诃德坐骑同名的特制露营车“驽骍难得”，在一条重视外表、善于外交、懦弱又善解人意的法国鬈毛狗的陪伴下，从美国东北部缅因州的最北角旅行到西部加利福尼亚州的蒙特利半岛。他穿梭在州际公路和乡间小路上，与卡车司机和老朋友一起用餐，拜访各大都市与壮丽的原野，自由自在地与路上的陌生人闲聊。斯坦贝克以幽默而略带疑虑的眼光观察美国和美国人，他看到的是一个孤寂、物产丰盛，但充满单一看法的个人的国度。

一九六〇年，斯坦贝克眼见消费主义对美国集体价值的侵害，决定迈开发痒的双脚，重新认识祖国与同胞。他开着与唐吉诃德坐骑同名的特制露营车“驽辛难得”，在一条重视外表、善于外交、懦弱又善解人意的法国鬈毛狗查理的陪伴下，从美国东北部缅因州的最北角旅行到西部加利福尼亚州的蒙特利半岛。他穿梭在州际公路和乡间小路上，与卡车司机和老朋友一起用餐，拜访各大都市与壮丽的原野，自由自在地与路上的陌生人闲聊。斯坦贝克以幽默而略带疑虑的眼光观察美国和美国人，他看到的是一个孤寂、物产丰盛，但充满单一看法的个人的国度。

《斯坦贝克携犬横越美国》是斯坦贝克自己最满意的一部游记。书中有他横穿美国大陆的独特体验，有对森林、草地、沙漠、公路、乡野、教堂等多种自然与社会风景的生动传神的描绘，以及在多事的1960年代初期，他对美国社会的复杂见解，是重新认识美国与美国人的一面明镜。