Journalism 101, Travels with Jay

In 1962 John Steinbeck’s Travels With Charley was first published.  It wasn’t appreciated at the time. Steinbeck was known mostly for his novels, i.e. The Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men.  Travels With Charleywas a travelogue documenting his 1960 road trip across the United States with Charley, his Standard Poodle.  “What the hell is Steinbeck doing?” was the general consensus of the literary critics.  Not me.  I loved it.  But what did I…