Category: Dust Bowl

American journalist and writer, John Steinbeck wrote a series of short articles for TSF news identifying vital affairs concerning the migrant workers/new gypsies and their backgrounds in California. Recognized together, as The Harvest Gypsies, the seven articles were all gathered into a nonfiction book later on. These articles helped illustrate how California – more specifically…

General informantion Title: The Grapes of Wrath Significance: It shows the harshness of the Dust Bowl & Great Depression and trigger sympathy for the struggles of migrant farmworkers like the Joads family. Genre: Novel, Historical Fiction Date of Original Publication: 1939 Author: John Steinbeck Relevant Biographical Information: John Steinbeck was born on February 27, 1902,…