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Bob Brannan, Johnson County Community College

"The Great Tide Pool", excerpt from Cannery Row, by John Steinbeck

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THE GREAT TIDE POOL

John Steinbeck

Author/Context

In 1962, Steinbeck won the Nobel Prize for literature. This site has the text of Steinbeck's acceptance speech, as well as biographical information about the author.

This site has many links to primary and secondary sources related to Steinbeck, as well as information about attempts to ban some of his work.

Content

Virtual Tide Pool profiles the species found in California tide pools and describes how they interact with one another. The site opens with a quote from Steinbeck.