The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

 

 

Element	Value	Value Standard
dc.title	The Grapes of Wrath
dc.creator	Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968
dc.subject	Dustbowl Era, 1931-1939—Fiction; Great Depression, 1929—Fiction; American Dream—Fiction; Farmers—Fiction	LCSH
dc.description	The Joad family falls on hard times in 1930s Oklahoma and strikes out for a new life in California, encountering hardships along the way.
dc.publisher	Penguin Classics
dc.contributor	John Steinbeck
dc.date	03-28-2006	W3CDTF
dc.type	Text	DCMIType
dc.format	Softcover book, 464 pages, 5.1 x 0.9 x 7.8 in.
dc.identifier	ISBN-13 978-0143039433
dc.source	http://www.amazon.com/Grapes-Wrath-John-Steinbeck/dp/0143039431/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1461605891&sr=1-1&keywords=the+grapes+of+wrath
dc.language	en-US	RFC4646
dc.relation	The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck; originally published by Viking Press, New York: 1939
dc.coverage	1939-2006
dc.rights	All rights reserved

 

When the Great Depression hits Oklahoma in the 1930s, the Joad family finds itself with a worthless farm, no money, and no way to make a better life for themselves. So they strike out for California, hoping to find new jobs and new lives, but discover that the promised American Dream isn’t so easily attainable. First banned in California the year that it was published (Banned Books Week), “The Grapes of Wrath” has continued to be banned far and wide for profanity, sexual references, and accusations of propaganda.

 

Works cited: “Banned Books That Shaped America.” Bannedbooksweek.org. Web. 25 Apr. 2016. http://www.bannedbooksweek.org/censorship/bannedbooksthatshapedamerica