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John Steinbeck: A Powerhouse of Literature

"The Harvest Gypsies" (1936, 1988)

Newpaper series. When he first took up the plight of migrant farm workers (later a major theme in The Grapes of Wrath), Steinbeck wrote a series of article for the San Francisco News. This is a reprint of his seven powerful pieces.

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