The Setting: 'Steinbeck Country' Steinbeck published 'The Chrysanthemums' in 1938 as part of his collection, The Long Valley, a term often used in reference to the area drained by the Salinas River. The Salinas Valley is a farmer's paradise.
The first thing I think of when somebody says american dream is fame and wealth but since you said that i can't write fame or money as the answer I think that everyone gets equal chances or opportunities to succeed in life and achieve goals.
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American explorer Richard Byrd and three companions make the first flight over the South Pole, flying from their base on the Ross Ice Shelf to the pole and back in 18 hours and 41 minutes.
Richard Evelyn Byrd learned how to fly in the U.S. Navy and served as a pilot in World War I. An excellent navigator, he was deployed by the navy to Greenland in 1924 to help explore the Arctic region by air. Enamored with the experience of flying over glaciers and sea ice, he decided to attempt the first flight over the North Pole.
On May 9, 1926, the Josephine Ford left Spitsbergen, Norway, with Byrd as navigator and Floyd Bennet as pilot.
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