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The Grapes of Wrath
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The Grapes of Wrath
Preface
Introduction
Historical Context
About the Author
Other Works/Adaptations
Discussion Questions
Additional Resources
Credits
Teacher's Guide

Selected Works by Steinbeck
Tortilla Flat, 1935
In Dubious Battle, 1936
Of Mice and Men, 1937
The Grapes of Wrath, 1939
The Moon Is Down, 1942
Cannery Row, 1945
The Log from the Sea of Cortez, 1951
East of Eden, 1952
Sweet Thursday, 1954
Travels with Charley: In Search of America, 1962
Journal of a Novel: The East of Eden Letters, 1969
The Harvest Gypsies: On the Road to The Grapes of Wrath, 1988

Works about Steinbeck and The Grapes of Wrath
Benson, Jackson J. John Steinbeck, Writer: A Biography. New York: Viking, 1984.
Parini, Jay. John Steinbeck: A Biography. New York: Henry Holt, 1995.
Shillinglaw, Susan, ed. John Steinbeck: Centennial Reflections by American Writers. San Jose: Center for Steinbeck Studies, 2002.
Steinbeck, Elaine, and Robert Wallsten, eds. Steinbeck: A Life in Letters. New York: Viking, 1975.

Web sites
www.steinbeck.org
Web site of the National Steinbeck Center, a museum, library, and archive devoted to exploration of Steinbeck's work and themes. 

www.steinbeck.sjsu.edu/home/index.jsp
Site of the Martha Heasley Cox Center for Steinbeck Studies, a resource for readers, students, teachers, and scholars of Steinbeck at San Jose State University.



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