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Book Description:

John Steinbeck's novel The Grapes of Wrath tells the specific story of the Joad family in order to illustrate the hardship and oppression suffered by migrant laborers during the Great Depression. It is an explicitly political tract that champions collectivist action by the lower classes over expressions of individualist self-interest and chastises corporate and banking elites for shortsighted policies meant to maximize profit even while forcing farmers into destitution and even starvation. More... (© GradeSaver.com)

Booknotes about The Grapes of Wrath:

• Barron's Booknote by George Ehrenhaft
  http://www.pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/barrons/grpswth.asp
  
  
• ClassicNote by Jeremy Ross
  http://www.gradesaver.com/ClassicNotes/Titles/grapeswrath/
  
  
• PinkMonkey® Literature Note by Diane Sauder
  http://www.pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/monkeynotes/pmGrapes01.asp
  
  
• SparkNote by Brian Phillips
  http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/grapesofwrath

Other websites about Grapes of Wrath

• John Steinbeck - The California Novels
  http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~stephan/Steinbeck/
  
  
• Grapes of Wrath Summary and Analysis Information
  http://owleyes.org/grapes.htm
  
  
• The Grapes of Wrath
  National Public Radio looks back on John Steinbeck's novel.
  http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/features/

Historical Background

• Voices from the Dust Bowl - The Library of Congress
  http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/afctshtml/tshome.html
  
  
• Surviving the Dust Bowl. - PBS American Experience Series
  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/dustbowl/