1. Investigation of San Joaquin Valley Hoovervilles

    · San Joaquin Valley, California, United States

    Investigation of San Joaquin Valley Hoovervilles
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    Commissioned by the San Francisco News, Steinbeck personally interviewed families in impoverished Hoovervilles across the San Joaquin Valley, observations that informed The Grapes of Wrath. Coordinate is a representative point for the broad San Joaquin Valley area documented by the source.

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