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dition through fiction, Steinbeck was known to enjoy the fruits of grape dition through fiction, Steinbeck was known to enjoy the fruits of grape and grain from time to time, so it's possible that some of the stories are true. It's a dead certainty that he imbibed at Ricketts' Laboratory. true. It's a dead certainty that he imbibed at Ricketts' Laboratory. There are tales of raucous nights at the Hawthorne Street carriage There are tales of raucous nights at the Hawthorne Street carriage There are tales of raucous nights at the Hawthorne Street carriage house of New Monterey's Greene Mansion and at several places in house of New Monterey's Greene Mansion and at several places in Carmel. Whether these stories and others are true or not doesn't really Carmel. Whether these stories and others are true or not doesn't really matter. Their very existence proves what a lasting legacy Steinbeck left on matter. Their very existence proves what a lasting legacy Steinbeck left on matter. Their very existence proves what a lasting legacy Steinbeck left on the area that nurtured him and lent him background and the ring of the area that nurtured him and lent him background and the ring of authenticity to the stories he so expertly crafted. authenticity to the stories he so expertly crafted. authenticity to the stories he so expertly crafted. "From everything he wrote you get a sense of place," Shillinglaw says. "From everything he wrote you get a sense of place," Shillinglaw says. "From everything he wrote you get a sense of place," Shillinglaw says. "Cannery Row" is an obvious example, but about "Of Mice and Men," set "Cannery Row" is an obvious example, but about "Of Mice and Men," set in Soledad, she says "(It) mentions the strong and rocky Gabilan in Soledad, she says "(It) mentions the strong and rocky Gabilan Mountains. The whole book is about strength (and) the landscape sets up Mountains. The whole book is about strength (and) the landscape sets up Mountains. The whole book is about strength (and) the landscape sets up the theme for the book." the theme for the book." "The Pastures of Heaven" and "East of Eden" paint a vivid picture of "The Pastures of Heaven" and "East of Eden" paint a vivid picture of Steinbeck's home town of Salinas and "The Grapes of Wrath," rather than Steinbeck's home town of Salinas and "The Grapes of Wrath," rather than specific places, leans on the author's encounters with the Dust Bowl specific places, leans on the author's encounters with the Dust Bowl specific places, leans on the author's encounters with the Dust Bowl refugees that arrived in the area in the 1930s. refugees that arrived in the area in the 1930s. John Steinbeck became a world-renowned author, winner of a Pulitzer John Steinbeck became a world-renowned author, winner of a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction ("The Grapes of Wrath"), the Nobel Prize for Literature, Prize for Fiction ("The Grapes of Wrath"), the Nobel Prize for Literature, a Presidential Medal of Freedom and the New York Drama Critics' Circle a Presidential Medal of Freedom and the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award ("Of Mice and Men"). Award ("Of Mice and Men"). Film adaptations of his books and stories have garnered nearly Film adaptations of his books and stories have garnered nearly 30 Academy Award nominations and four Oscars to date. But despite 30 Academy Award nominations and four Oscars to date. But despite this success and through all his lifetime of travels, he never forgot this success and through all his lifetime of travels, he never forgot the region that provided the well from which he drank to gain inspira- the region that provided the well from which he drank to gain inspira- tion for some of the finest, most enduring examples of 20th century tion for some of the finest, most enduring examples of 20th century tion for some of the finest, most enduring examples of 20th century American literature. American literature. And he has cer tainly not been forgotten either. A bust of the author And he has cer tainly not been forgotten either. A bust of the author occupies a place of pride in a beautiful oceanside park on Canner y occupies a place of pride in a beautiful oceanside park on Canner y Row, the street he made famous, admired by the thousands of visitors Row, the street he made famous, admired by the thousands of visitors that pass by each day. that pass by each day. 104 C A R M E L M A G A Z I N E • H O L I D A Y 2 0 1 8 04 104 C A R M E L M A G A Z I N E • H O L I D A Y 2 0 1 8 The Trotter Gallery at 301 Forest Avenue in Pacific Grove houses many fascinating artifacts of Steinbeck's life, including G The Trotter Gallery at 301 Forest Avenue in Pacific Grove houses many fascinating artifacts of Steinbeck's life, including 30 The Trotter Gallery at 301 Forest Avenue in Pacific Grove houses many fascinating artifacts of Steinbeck's life, including i The Trotter Gallery at 301 Forest Avenue in Pacific Grove houses many fascinating artifacts of Steinbeck's life, including ifi The Trotter Gallery at 301 Forest Avenue in Pacific Grove houses many fascinating artifacts of Steinbeck's life, including G The Trotter Gallery at 301 Forest Avenue in Pacific Grove houses many fascinating artifacts of Steinbeck's life, including f The Trotter Gallery at 301 Forest Avenue in Pacific Grove houses many fascinating artifacts of Steinbeck's life, including i The Trotter Gallery at 301 Forest Avenue in Pacific Grove houses many fascinating artifacts of Steinbeck's life, including i The Trotter Gallery at 301 Forest Avenue in Pacific Grove houses many fascinating artifacts of Steinbeck's life, including if The Trotter Gallery at 301 Forest Avenue in Pacific Grove houses many fascinating artifacts of Steinbeck's life, including f The Trotter Gallery at 301 Forest Avenue in Pacific Grove houses many fascinating artifacts of Steinbeck's life, including S The Trotter Gallery at 301 Forest Avenue in Pacific Grove houses many fascinating artifacts of Steinbeck's life, including i The Trotter Gallery at 301 Forest Avenue in Pacific Grove houses many fascinating artifacts of Steinbeck's life, including ' The Trotter Gallery at 301 Forest Avenue in Pacific Grove houses many fascinating artifacts of Steinbeck's life, including if The Trotter Gallery at 301 Forest Avenue in Pacific Grove houses many fascinating artifacts of Steinbeck's life, including i The Trotter Gallery at 301 Forest Avenue in Pacific Grove houses many fascinating artifacts of Steinbeck's life, including i The Trotter Gallery at 301 Forest Avenue in Pacific Grove houses many fascinating artifacts of Steinbeck's life, including photos, letters and personal effects such as the typewriter from the writer's cottage he built with his brother-in-law. photos, letters and personal effects such as the typewriter from the writer's cottage he built with his brother-in-law. Photo:Kelli Uldall Steinbeck was no stranger to Pacific Grove. As a youngster, he spent many happy days there, both with relatives and at the summer house his parents maintained in that community and in neighboring Monterey.