The novella, itself, is as wonderful as Steinbeck always has been and is. The introduction in this edition by Floridian, John Seelye, tries very hard to convince the reader that Steinbeck was not in favor of FDR, The New Deal and the WPA. Seelye was a poor choice to write an introduction to this novella. His introduction shows that he really does not understand the story or know much (if anything) about Steinbeck. Upon further investigation of Seelye, I find that one of the things he is most known for is "The True Adventures of Huckleberry Finn". This is a rewriting of the Twain classic which Seelye felt entitled to rewrite to make Huck softer and more likeable and sympathetic, thus crushing Twain's point and message, and no doubt white-washing the story. It seems Seelye used every opportunity presented to him in his life to further his "Early Americanist" (apparently far right) agenda. Read full review
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