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1 “Harvest Gypsies” (non-fiction, 1936)
By John Steinbeck

2 An American Classic

3 John Steinbeck’s biography
, born in Salinas, CA (setting for many books) Education- intelligent, well-read, attended Stanford U., no degree Success as writer in 1930’s with Pastures of Heaven and The Red Pony Grapes of Wrath, 1939, movie, 1939, Pulitzer Prize, 1940 Other books: East of Eden, The Pearl, Cannery Row, Of Mice and Men, Travels with Charley, Tortilla Flat, Wayward Bus, etc.

4 Other Accomplishments
Was awarded Nobel Prize for Literature 1962 (for entire body of works) Partially in response to a literary critic’s objection to the award, he stopped writing fiction Was awarded the U.S. Medal of Freedom in 1964 Wrote twenty-two novels Wrote twelve non-fiction books

5 Historical Background
Setting- Mid-1930’s, mid-Depression, written 1939 Dust Bowl- severe drought in Southwest especially Oklahoma and Kansas Migrant Movement Landowners, banks, and large companies pushed out tenant farmers Migrants went to CA to pick crops (handbills)

6 Droughts hit the Midwest
Southwestern states hit by severe drought experienced soil erosion culminating in Dust Bowls that covered the skies from Texas to SD to Wisconsin.

7 Causes of Migration Mechanization of farming
Drought and soil depletion New Deal (FDR) crop policies Rural poverty Great Depression Foreclosures Banks had loaned money to farmers Forced them off land when farmers couldn’t repay them Over 500,000 people migrated from the Dust Bowl States

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9 Dust Bowl States Oklahoma South Dakota North Dakota Kansas Missouri
Texas Nebraska Arkansas Migrants became known by the derogatory term “Okies” regardless of their home states.

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