Title Page: "The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck. NY: The Viking Press, (1939). First edition.
Set during the Great Depression, this is the story of the Joads who leave the family farm in Oklahoma in a rickety old truck and head out to California. Due to their nearly hopeless situation, and in part because they were trapped in the Dust Bowl, the Joads and thousands of other “Okies” set out for California seeking jobs, land, dignity, and a future. Dilapidated cars and trucks, loaded down with scrappy possessions, clog Highway 66. It seems the entire country is in flight to the Promised Land of California.
A movie based on Steinbeck’s Pulitzer Prize winning book was released in 1940. It was produced by Daryl F. Zanuck and directed by John Ford and it starred Henry Fonda. Here is a link to the movie trailer:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ayi81QMuak
Title Page: "The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck. NY: The Viking Press, (1939). First edition.
Set during the Great Depression, this is the story of the Joads who leave the family farm in Oklahoma in a rickety old truck and head out to California. Due to their nearly hopeless situation, and in part because they were trapped in the Dust Bowl, the Joads and thousands of other “Okies” set out for California seeking jobs, land, dignity, and a future. Dilapidated cars and trucks, loaded down with scrappy possessions, clog Highway 66. It seems the entire country is in flight to the Promised Land of California.
A movie based on Steinbeck’s Pulitzer Prize winning book was released in 1940. It was produced by Daryl F. Zanuck and directed by John Ford and it starred Henry Fonda. Here is a link to the movie trailer:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ayi81QMuak