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- 2011026049 abstract "Steinbeck in Vietnam offers for the first time a complete collection of the dispatches Steinbeck wrote as a war correspondent for Newsday. Rejected by the military because of his reputation as a subversive, and reticent to document the war officially for the Johnson administration, Steinbeck saw in Newsday a unique opportunity to put his skills to use. Between December 1966 and May 1967, the sixty-four-year-old toured the major combat areas of South Vietnam and traveled to the north of Thailand and into Laos, documenting his experiences in a series of columns titled Letters to Alicia, in reference to Newsday publisher Harry F. Guggenheim's deceased wife. His columns were controversial, coming at a time when opposition to the conflict was growing and even ardent supporters were beginning to question its course. As he dared to go into the field, rode in helicopter gunships, and even fired artillery pieces, many detractors called him a warmonger and worse. Readers today might be surprised that the celebrated author would risk his literary reputation to document such a divisive war, particularly at the end of his career. -- Jacket.".
- 2011026049 alternative "Works. Selections. 2012".
- 2011026049 contributor B12130337.
- 2011026049 contributor B12130338.
- 2011026049 created "2012.".
- 2011026049 date "2012".
- 2011026049 date "2012.".
- 2011026049 dateCopyrighted "2012.".
- 2011026049 description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- 2011026049 description "Steinbeck in Vietnam offers for the first time a complete collection of the dispatches Steinbeck wrote as a war correspondent for Newsday. Rejected by the military because of his reputation as a subversive, and reticent to document the war officially for the Johnson administration, Steinbeck saw in Newsday a unique opportunity to put his skills to use. Between December 1966 and May 1967, the sixty-four-year-old toured the major combat areas of South Vietnam and traveled to the north of Thailand and into Laos, documenting his experiences in a series of columns titled Letters to Alicia, in reference to Newsday publisher Harry F. Guggenheim's deceased wife. His columns were controversial, coming at a time when opposition to the conflict was growing and even ardent supporters were beginning to question its course. As he dared to go into the field, rode in helicopter gunships, and even fired artillery pieces, many detractors called him a warmonger and worse. Readers today might be surprised that the celebrated author would risk his literary reputation to document such a divisive war, particularly at the end of his career. -- Jacket.".
- 2011026049 extent "xxiii, 190 p. :".
- 2011026049 identifier "0813932572".
- 2011026049 identifier "9780813932576".
- 2011026049 issued "2012".
- 2011026049 issued "2012.".
- 2011026049 language "eng".
- 2011026049 publisher "Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press,".
- 2011026049 subject "959.704/3373 23".
- 2011026049 subject "PS3537.T3234 A6 2012".
- 2011026049 subject "Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968 Political and social views.".
- 2011026049 subject "Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Literature and the war.".
- 2011026049 title "Steinbeck in Vietnam : dispatches from the war / [John Steinbeck] ; edited by Thomas E. Barden.".
- 2011026049 title "Works. Selections. 2012".
- 2011026049 type "text".