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Surviving the Dust Bowl -- This site offers a comprehensive look at the ecological and economic disaster  of the Dust Bowl which plagued the Great Plains states during the thirties and which was responsible for many people being forced from their homes and farms.

John Steinbeck -- This site includes biographical information about the author of many great American novels including The Grapes of Wrath.

Steinbeck's Transcendentalism -- Steinbeck's Emersonian philosophies and his ties to             Transcendentalism are investigated on this site.

Images of the Depression Era -- On this site, scroll down to the "Materials" section to find more than 25 pictures of teenagers during the Great Depression.

The Migrant Experience -- When the Dust Bowl of the thirties forced farmers to leave their homes, many families set off  for California in search of a better life.  This site explores the experience of many of these migrant farmers and their families.

Weedpatch Camp -- This site contains pictures and information about the self-governing camp for migrant workers in California known as Weedpatch.

Photos of the Great Depression -- This site contains links to over 1600 black & white and color photographs of the Great Depression in America.

Steinbeck's Call to Action -- This site discusses Steinbeck's motivation for writing  The Grapes of Wrath.

The Grapes of Wrath Banned in Kern County -- The Grapes of Wrath has been banned and burned in many area of the United States.  This site contains information about one county that has censored the novel.

Hoovervilles -- Named after President Herbert Hoover, these camps were representative of the deplorable living conditions under which many migrants were forced to live while they traveled to California.  

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Canfield High School       June 2002

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