Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-190) and index
Steinbeck's California : the valley of the world -- Salinas : a remembered symphony -- Beyond Salinas : salad bowl of the world -- Moving around : a restless decade -- Monterey Peninsula : circle of enchantment -- Pacific Grove : the writer's retreat -- New Monterey : water-gazers -- Bohemian Carmel : modernism in the west -- Los Gatos : a place to write -- Beyond California : the lure of Mexico