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

John Steinbeck’s 1939 novel The Grapes of Wrath follows the Joad family, who leave Oklahoma during the Dust Bowl and face hardship during the Great Depression. “Okies” was a common name for people who migrated west from Oklahoma and nearby states in search of work. So the correct choice is John Steinbeck.

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