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| Named Person: | John Steinbeck; John Steinbeck |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Claudia Durst Johnson |
| ISBN: | 0313305757 9780313305757 |
| OCLC Number: | 40668331 |
| Description: | xiii, 276 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | Money and the Great Depression. Farming in the Great depression. Migrant farmworkers. Unions in the fields. Law and lawlessness in the Joads' world. After The grapes of wrath : the life and legacy of Cesar Chavez and the farmworkers at the close of the twentieth century. |
| Series Title: | Greenwood Press "Literature in context" series. |
| Responsibility: | Claudia Durst Johnson. |
Abstract:
"When 'The Grapes of Wrath' was published in 1939, it had an explosive effect on the public, calling attention to the problems of migrant farm workers during the Great Depression. This casebook provides a rich source of primary materials on the period and the plight of the migrant farm worker that bring to life the problems Steinbeck immortalized in the novel. Included are interviews with eyewitnesses to the Dust Bowl, firsthand accounts and investigative reports of the causes and effects of the Great Depression, letters, diaries, and autobiographies of migrant farm workers in the 1930s, newspaper articles and editorials of the period, affidavits by union activists, and other unique materials, many of which have never before appeared in print. All these materials can be used in literature, American history, and interdisciplinary classes to enrich the study of this novel and its times. Each chapter is followed by study questions, topics for research papers and class discussion, and suggestions for further reading."
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