Cannery row is a novel by american author john steinbeck, published in 1945. Rather, it is an attempt to capture the feeling and people of a place, the cannery district of monterey, california, which is populated by a mix of those down on their luck and those who choose for other reasons not to live up the hill in the more respectable area of town. Cannery row, the history of john steinbecks old ocean. The new title of cannery rows acclaimed history book since 1986 is now cannery row, the history of john steinbecks old ocean view avenue and its connections to the pacific northwest. It is set during the great depression in monterey, california, on a street lined with sardine canneries that is known as cannery row. It is the site of a number of nowdefunct sardine canning factories. Sweet thursday, the sequel to cannery row, was published in 1954. Author john steinbeck wrote cannery row and published it in 1945. The evolution of monterey history from its spanish colonial origins to its rise to become sardine capital of the world.
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