... , New Mexico, and Kansas (Hamilton 35). Steinbeck lived through other tragedies too. He lived through the Hindenburg helium ship exploding and erupting in flames, and he lived through the horrific San Francisco earthquake (Hinds 66). Steinbeck lived in the time in which the German Nazi party gained huge popularity in parliament and Hitler was extremely popular and had gained massive power. He ... ...

• Word Count: 1462
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

... is a proud but lonely African-American who also works on the ranch. All of these stock characters are flat. This story was written in the 1930's, taking place south of San Francisco. It opens with the two traveling ranch hands, George and Lennie, on their way to a new job at a California ranch. It is while they are traveling that the reader learns ... ...

• Word Count: 1252
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... the Works Progress Administration (WPA). At first, WPA was ridiculed, but soon developed a good reputation by helping rebuild the country. Some of these things include: a zoo in Washington D.C., fairgrounds in San Francisco, Boulder Dam in Colorado, Lincoln Tunnel in New York, 250,000 miles of street repairs, and 150,000 sanitary outhouses. In times of emergency they were called into action along ... ...

• Word Count: 1587
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

... of Japanese American citizens to internment camps, recorded the efforts of women and minority workers in wartime industries at California shipyards, and covered the founding of the United Nations in San Francisco. Only illness prevented her from completing a 1940 Simon Guggenheim Foundation grant to travel the country photographing the American people. Dorothea Lange is a brilliant photographer, she portrayed the life during the ... ...

• Word Count: 273
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... the squatters` camps near Salinas and Bakersfield. There he gathered materials for `Dubious Battle in California` and a series of seven other articles called `The Harvest Gypsies`, which appeared in the San Francisco News. During one period that autumn he lived in one of the federal migrant camps in Central California and observed the living conditions among migrant workers. In his novel `The ... ...

• Word Count: 2399
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

... to find a new life during this difficult era. The entire nation was in ruins and felt the impact. This novel was inspired by a series of articles he wrote for the San Francisco News. The 30's was a period of Depression. The stock market crash destroyed the economy, affecting all Americans. Many businesses were forced to shut down and banks closed down with the ... ...

• Word Count: 1667
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School