East of Eden (novel)
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East of Eden is a 1952 family saga novel by American author and Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck. Many regard the work as Steinbeck's most ambitious novel, and Steinbeck himself considered it his mag
First edition cover
Salinas Valley
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The Salinas Valley is one of the major valleys and most productive agricultural regions in California. It is located west of the San Joaquin Valley and south of San Francisco Bay and the Santa Clara V
East of Eden (novel)
…his young sons, Thom and John (then 61⁄2 and 41⁄2 years old, respectively). Steinbeck wanted to describe the sights, sounds, smells, and colors of the Salinas Valley for them in detail. East of Eden details the lives of two families, the Trasks and the Hamiltons, and their interwoven stories. The Hamilton family in…
Salinas Valley, on River Road near Salinas and Marina
An agricultural irrigation system near Chualar in the Salinas Valley
An NYA photo illustrating young farm workers and the mechanization of agriculture