[DOC] [TLE] John Steinbeck - Wikipedia [PAR] John Ernst Steinbeck, Jr. (February 27, 1902  December 20, 1968) was an 
American author of ... His works are widely read abroad and many of his works 
are considered classics of ... Steinbeck was born on February 27, 1902, in 
Salinas, California. ... the family name to Steinbeck when he immigrated to the 
United States. [DOC] [TLE] John Steinbeck - Author - Biography.com [PAR] Jul 8, 2014 ... Learn more about his life and career at Biography.com. ... Alumni  Famous 
Pulitzer Prize Winners  Famous People Who Died in United States ... The crazy 
thing is that I get about the same number of words down either way. ... Born on 
February 27, 1902, in Salinas, California, John Steinbeck dropped out of... [DOC] [TLE] The Grapes of Wrath John Steinbeck Biography - CliffsNotes [PAR] In John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath, Tom Joad and his family are forced ... 
He was born on February 27, 1902, to a middle-class family in Salinas, California
. ... Under his mother's influence, Steinbeck read widely and was influenced by 
many ... The publication of this light-hearted tale about vagabonds on the 
Monterey... [DOC] [TLE] SparkNotes: The Grapes of Wrath: Context [PAR] John Steinbeck was born in Salinas, California, on February 27, 1902. ... 
equipment now necessitated by commercial competition, many Dust Bowl 
farmers were ... to write a novel about the plight of migrant farm workers, he took 
his task very seriously. ... Steinbeck's characters to be unflattering 
representations of their states'... [DOC] [TLE] John Steinbeck Biography - life, family, children, story, school ... [PAR] John Ernst Steinbeck was born on February 27, 1902, in Salinas, California, the 
... His father was a bookkeeper and accountant who served for many years as the 
... During World War II (193945), which the United States entered to help other ... 
a return to the setting of Tortilla Flat; The Wayward Bus (1947); and The Pearl,... [DOC] [TLE] American National Biography Online: Steinbeck, John [PAR] Steinbeck, John (27 Feb. 1902-20 Dec. 1968), author, was born John Ernst 
Steinbeck, Jr., in Salinas, California, the son of John Ernst Steinbeck, a 
businessman... [DOC] [TLE] John Steinbeck Life Stories, Books, & Links - Today in Literature [PAR] Stories about John Steinbeck's life and East of Eden, Of Mice and Men, The 
Grapes ... Born: February 27, 1902 ... New York City, New York, United States ... 
of work," he was so convinced that his "revolutionary" book would be unpopular 
and ... own troubles with fame and fortune, Steinbeck's source was a Mexican folk 
tale. [DOC] [TLE] About John Steinbeck, Author of The Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck Now [PAR] John Steinbeck was born on February 27, 1902, in Salinas, a small California ... 
California Republic Bear Flag, part of East of Eden's setting The Mexican 
province of Alta California had been annexed by the United States a half-century 
earlier. ... Many American writers of the period rebelled against the racism and 
rituals of... [DOC] [TLE] Biography in Depth | Steinbeck in the Schools | San Jose State ... [PAR] John Steinbeck was born in the farming town of Salinas, California on February 
27, 1902. ... construction work and newspaper reporting in New York City, and 
then returned to his native state in order to hone his craft. ... In 1935, having 
finally published his first popular success with tales of Monterey's paisanos, 
Tortilla Flat,... [DOC] [TLE] Of Mice and Men | Introduction - Hatboro-Horsham School District [PAR] It was the first work to bring John Steinbeck national recognition as a writer. ... 
This is the same dream shared and lost by so many of the Depression era. ... 
Born February 27, 1902, in Salinas, California, not far from the setting of his novel 
Of Mice and Men, .... Steinbeck has called this his folk tale and

Question: John Steinbeck was born February 27, 1902 in this state, the setting of many of his tales
Answer: California