After writing "The Grapes of Wrath," author John Steinbeck explored the Gulf of Mexico in a famous boat called the Western Flyer. Since then, the boat has inspired adventurers and scientists for ...
Originally built in 1937 in Tacoma, Washington, the Western Flyer was a state-of-the-art sardine seiner that became a symbol of American literature and environmental awareness after Steinbeck and ...
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. A reader sent me a picture of this custom Western Flyer and I immediately fell in love. I mean, how could you not: It looks like a streamliner ...
Few boats have achieved the fame of the Western Flyer. In 1940, John Steinbeck chartered it for a cruise in the Sea of Cortez. Joined by his good friend, the legendary marine biologist Ed Ricketts, ...
MONTEREY – The historic Western Flyer will return to the Gulf of California this spring, marking 85 years since the famous expedition with John Steinbeck, Ed Ricketts and their crew. Local scientists, ...
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