1979 15c Literary Arts: John Steinbeck

 

Issue Date: February 27, 1979
City: Salinas, CA
Quantity: 155,000,000
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Engraved
Perforations: 10½ x 11
Color: Dark blue

 

Steinbeck (1902-68) was born in Salinas, California, and based a great deal of his work in and around this area. His most famous novel, The Grapes of Wrath, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1940. It tells the story of a poor Oklahoma family that moves to California in search of opportunity during the Great Depression. Other Steinbeck novels include Cup of Gold, The Pastures of Heaven, Tortilla Flat, Of Mice and Men, and The Winter of Our Discontent.