Steinbeck: A Life of Moral Courage
Monday, October 13 2025
While he avoided the public spotlight, John Steinbeck spent a life "in the arena" exhibiting great moral courage both in his writing and deeds.
- Published in Features
Where Steinbeck Said Goodbye to His California Home — Video Dispatch
Thursday, October 09 2025
Clay and Russ Eagle recently visited Fremont Peak, which overlooks California’s Salinas Valley and Monterey Bay. It was an especially important spot for John Steinbeck and deeply tied to his youth. Russ reads a passage from Travels with Charley, where the famous author writes about his last visit to there.
- Published in Dispatches from the Road
Were They Dreaming? A Rare Visit Inside John Steinbeck’s Iconic Rocinante
Tuesday, October 07 2025
Clay and sidekick, Russ Eagle, spend time hanging out in John Steinbeck's historic truck camper, Rocinante.
- Published in Dispatches from the Road
The Stubborn Enigmas of Lewis and Clark
Monday, September 29 2025
After decades of close study and a year following their trail, Clay remains dogged by the many unknowables surrounding the famous American expedition.
- Published in Features
A Lewis and Clark Report Card: The Phases of a Journey
Tuesday, September 16 2025
How did the Lewis and Clark Expedition stack up against the model for the classic journey? Clay makes his assessment.
- Published in Features
Clay Reads and Riffs on Huckleberry Finn While Sitting Beside the Mighty Mississippi — Video Dispatch
Sunday, August 10 2025
Earlier this summer, Clay Jenkinson traveled to the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers at Cairo, Illinois. Sitting on the banks of the Mississippi, Clay read from Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and talked about the novel and its author, Mark Twain, who enshrined this mighty river deep in American mythology.
- Published in Dispatches from the Road
Best Books On the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Tuesday, July 01 2025
Clay’s recommendations on the best books on the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
- Published in Books
What Does It Mean to Listen to America?
Tuesday, July 01 2025
The art of listening and genuine communication to a thriving democracy.
- Published in Features
Exploring the Ohio River with Captain Lewis
Tuesday, June 24 2025
Following the path of Meriwether Lewis, Clay notes that while the famous explorer could be an outstanding journal writer, he was frustratingly unreliable in keeping a daily account of his transcontinental travels. No known journals exist for about half of the 28-month expedition.
- Published in Features
More About Our Book Club – Video Dispatch
Monday, June 23 2025
You can learn more about our LTA Book Club in this short video dispatch from Clay. Be sure to join our first zoom meeting for book club members on July 10, 2025. 4:30…
- Published in LTA Friends Book Club, LTA Friends Videos