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Grapes of Wrath
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Dust Bowl
Article title: Overview: The Grapes of Wrath
Source: Literature and Its Times: Profiles of 300 Notable Literary Works and the Historical Events that Influenced Them. Joyce Moss and George Wilson. Vol. 3: Growth of Empires to the Great Depression (1890-1930s). Detroit: Gale, 1997. From Literature Resource Center.
