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Steinbeck Abroad: The Soviet Union (Members’ Special)

Archivist Lisa talks more about how travel to the Soviet Union relates to Steinbeck’s writing over the course of his career. Also, she’ll take a look at some of the photos taken during Steinbeck’s 1960s visits to Budapest.