Drawing on John Steinbeck's papers and photographs, and scores of interviews, Jackson J. Benson e...

What does it mean to be middle class in contemporary global cities? What do the middle classes do...

What does it mean to be middle class in contemporary global cities? What do the middle classes do...

He skipped his senior year at college to go to Europe, where he was befriended by a Countess, was...

Red Hill is a sleepy midwestern town that people are happy to call home and raise a family. The c...

Ben macht sich einfach aus dem Staub, setzt sich auf sein altes Motorrad (NORTON COMMANDO 850) un...

Wallace Stegner is one of the finest American writers, teachers and environmentalists of the 20th...

Jackson J. Benson is an emeritus¿professor of English¿at San Diego State University. He is the au...

In 1968, Jackson J. Benson, then a naive young literature professor, set out to write a critical ...

Author of The Big Sky series, The Way West, and the screenplay for the classic film Shane, among ...

The Grapes of Wrath is generally considered Steinbeck’s masterpiece, but the short novel was the ...

A Penguin ClassicMore than four decades after his death, John Steinbeck remains one of the nation...

'This collection is a strong companion to Benson's first collection. It brings a wealth of materi...

Walter Van Tilburg Clark, author of the classic novel The Ox-Bow Incident, was one of the most im...

Jackson J. Benson is a professor of English emeritus at San Diego State University. He is the aut...