Book Review: Barich's "Long Way Home: On the Trail of Steinbeck's America"

October 21, 2010 By: Marshall Cutchin

“When Steinbeck set out on his journey his camper was stoked with, notes Barich, “enough booze to float a fraternity party”. Barich equipped his rented Ford Fiesta with what he described as “the basics – a fly-rod, a sleeping bag, some hiking boots, binoculars and a first-aid kit, as well as my laptop, a cell phone, notebooks and a thick Rand-McNally road atlas.”
George Kimball reviews the new book Long Way Home: On the Trail of Steinbeck’s America by Bill Barich. Barich is also author of Crazy for Rivers, Traveling Light, and other books. In the Irish Times.