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He attended Roosevelt Elementary as well.

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His books were largely about economic problems of rural labor.

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During the 1920's, he struggled to publish his books as a young writer.

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John Steinbeck was born February 27, 1902, Salinas, California.

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He grew up in Salinas, California.

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The Grapes of Wrath(1939)

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During college, John lived near Palo Alto.

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East of Eden(1952)

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He then moved to New York City, New York.

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He was born into a middle class family.

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His parents were Olive Hamilton and John Ernst Steinbeck.

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John attended Salinas High School until he  graduated.

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He went on to Standford University, but did not graduate.

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He also wrote about working class and migrant workers during the Great Depression.

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After dropping from college, John tried to work as a free-lance writer.

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He owned a feed and grain store, managing a flour plant.

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At one point, John served as treasurer of Monterey County.

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Eventually, he began working as a writer full time.

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In his childhood(1902-1912), some of the first cars, such as the Ford, became popular.

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In the 1910's, he lived through World War One. Though he was to young to participate.

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He lived through the roaring twenties.

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The Great Depression hit, but it sparked some of his most popular novels.

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Following the 30's, John lived through World War Two.

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In 1939, John won the New York circle award for Mice of Men.

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Mice of Men(1937)

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In 1940, he won both the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and National Book Award for Fiction.

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In 1962, John won the Noble Prize for Literature.

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Lastly, in 1964, John was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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Marine Biology

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Politics

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Religion

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History

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Mythology

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He liked to write about struggling characters.

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He enjoyed the arts thouroughly.

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At one point, he mentioned he was influenced by William Fulkner, and Thomas Malory.

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He was influenced through his agents, Elizabeth Otis and Mavis MacIntosh.

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During the 1940's, he was hit with bout of depression that seemed to plague him for years to come.

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In 1953, he hit a bottom and was then treated at Lenox Hill Hospital.

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John had three sisters growing up.

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Travels with Charley(1962)

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The Pearl(1947)

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The Moon is Down(1942)

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He was married three different times, and had two children.