Which 1939 novel depicted the plight of Okies who suffered through the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression?

John Steinbeck’s 1939 novel The Grapes of Wrath follows the Joad family, farmers forced to leave Oklahoma during the Dust Bowl and Great Depression. Their struggles reflect the hardship faced by many “Okies” who migrated west seeking work. The Good Earth concerns rural life in China, while the other novels do not focus on Dust Bowl migrants.

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