The new American finds his challenge and his love in the traffic-choke…

John Steinbeck
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The new American finds his challenge and his love in the traffic-choked streets, skies nested in smog, choking with the acids of industry, the screech of rubber and houses leashed in against one another while the town lets wither a time and die. ✨ Travels With Charley: In Search of America. Book by John Steinbeck, Part 2, 1962.
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