... a very thorough manner, was a chain of events that was perpetuated by the basic capitalistic society's "need" for expansion and consumption. Considered by some as one of the worst ecological catastrophes in the history of man, Worster argues that the Dust Bowl was created not by nature's work, but by an American culture that was working exactly the way it was planned. In essence, the Dust Bowl was the effect of a society, which deliberately set out ... refused at first to accept government help, optimistically believing that better days were ahead. Some moved out of the plains, running ...

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... , and the continuation of the flourishing of mural art as a means of self-expression. The art of literature was also greatly influenced and encouraged by the WPA. The Federal Writers Program supported author John Steinbeck to write his novel "The Grapes of Wrath", an eye opening view of the Great Depression. This seemingly unending support proved to cultivate a sort of people's art that this country had not experienced before nor since the time of the WPA. While the art and literature of the WPA was ... always known for the ... ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate