What is the author's style in Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck?

John Steinbeck has two qualities that enable him to writer the book. He is an established writer of fiction with a distinctive style, and he actually takes the three-month long trip across a good portion of the United States. Since he is a professional writer but not a journalist, he approaches the places, events and people from a more artistic viewpoint. Much of what he feels comes out in the writing, which is not objective journalism but also more interesting than simply reporting the facts.