America 250 Book Club

Immerse yourself into 250 years of American history with our monthly America 250 Book Club, part of our sesquicentennial programming.

This month's book:The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

Published in 1939, The Grapes of Wrath is a powerful story about the Joad family. Driven from their Oklahoma farm by severe drought and bank foreclosures during the Dust Bowl, they pack an old truck and head west to California seeking work, land, and human dignity.

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[The Grapes of Wrath 1st edition cover]