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1 In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, Growing heavy for the vintage. ~John Steinbeck

2 The John Steinbeck Center is located in Salinas, CA. Steinbeck left Salinas after the publication of The Grapes Of Wrath. He did not return permanently until his death.

3 THE EPIC STORY OF THE JOAD FAMILY'S MIGRATION FROM THE OKLAHOMA DUST BOWL TO THE PROMISED LAND OF CALIFORNIA

4 Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don't belong no place…. With us it ain't like that. We got a future. We got somebody to talk to that gives a damn about us. We don't have to sit in no bar room blowin' in our jack jus' because we got no place else to go. If them other guys gets in jail they can rot for all anybody gives a damn. But not us. ~George Milton

5 Pathways to information about the historical background of the novel Of Mice and Men. Online Sources John Steinbeck Literary Traveler Literary Traveler - explores Steinbeck's life Center for Steinbeck Study Center for Steinbeck Study - biography Dust Bowl The Drought The Drought - PBS Mass Exodus from the Plains Mass Exodus from the Plains - PBS Surviving the Dust Bowl Surviving the Dust Bowl - an eyewitness account Dust Bowl

6 The Great Depression The Great Depression - main causes The Great Depression The Great Depression - This web page is for the purpose of comparing and contrasting cohorts involving their views of the Great Depression and the effects of it on their growing experience. American Memory The Great DepressionAmerican Memory The Great Depression; great for photos The Great Depression The Great Depression - PBS The Great Depression California Gold Rush Sutter's Account of the Discovery of Gold About the Gold Rush About the Gold Rush - excellent site from PBS The Women The Women - excerpts of diaries

7 And this I believe: that the free exploring mind of the indvidual human Is the most valuable thing in all the world. And this I would Fight for: the freedom of the mind to take any direction it wishes, Undirected. And this I must fight against: any idea, religion, or Government which limits or destroys the individual. ~ John Steinbeck from:East of Eden

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