[Clemenza]

You might think that John Steinbeck, not Margaret Mitchell, was the emblematic novelist of the 1930s, and that the publishing event in American fiction in that difficult decade was his ``The Grapes of Wrath.'' Published in 1939, it captured the Depression experience that many Americans had, and that many more lived in fear of. Steinbeck's novel became a great movie and by now 14 million copies of the book have been sold.

The OVERRATED Steinbeck merely became a favorite of "educators" due to his socialist politics and flair for self-promotion. The only thing worse than the Grapes of Wrath was the horrible movie they made of it with Henry "Jane's Dad" Fonda.

[PJ-Comix]

The OVERRATED Steinbeck merely became a favorite of "educators" due to his socialist politics and flair for self-promotion.

Actually just the OPPOSITE happened starting in the 1950s. Steinbeck fell OUT of favor as he became more conservative. In fact, Columbia University for a long time refused to teach anything based on what Steinbeck wrote. BTW, Steinbeck was a good friend of writer, James Jones. Oh, and did I mention that I NAMED my newborn nephew (born last December) James Jones? James Jones Guttierez. We use the FULL name, "James Jones" and NOT the shorter "James."