Salinas Valley: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

The Salinas Valley in the Central Coast region of California lies along the Salinas River between the Gabilan Mountains and the Santa Lucia Range. (The Salinas River empties into the famed Monterey Bay.) It encompasses parts of Monterey County. Cities in the Salinas Valley include Aromas, Bradley, Castroville, Chualar, Gonzales, Greenfield, Hollister, Jolon, King City, Lockwood, Paicines, Prunedale, Salinas, San Ardo, San Juan Bautista, San Lucas, Soledad and Spreckels.

John Steinbeck was a famous author who was raised and lived in and near the Salinas Valley. His socially relevant novels, particularly is adaaptation of the viewpoints of the less fortunate working people of the area and elsewhere, grated upon the elete of the valley, among whom he was considered a traitor to his class.