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'Dogging Steinbeck' -- Exposing the untruths in 'Travels With Charley'

John Steinbeck's quick fling with Montana

The great author's quote about how much he loved the Gem State was based on his high-speed 60-hour dash across it during his 1960 'Travels with Charley' road trip. He missed out on a lot.

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bill steigerwald
Oct 24, 2025
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In 2010 I retraced the 10,000-mile route John Steinbeck took in 1960 for ‘Charley’ and turned my trip into Dogging Steinbeck. As I drove I wrote nine Sunday travel articles for the Post-Gazette. No. 4’s subject was Montana.

Oct. 24, 2010

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