Central Kansas Library System

The Grapes of Wrath is a landmark of American literature. A portrait of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless, of one man's fierce reaction to injustice, and of one woman's stoical strength, the novel captures the horrors of the Great Depression and probes into the very nature of equality and justice in America. Although it follows the movement of thousands of men and women and the transformation of an entire nation, The Grapes of Wrath...

When Callie Webber finally meets her boss, she is smitten. However, the romance must wait until she solves a case involving her late husband's family.

Explores a migrant family's experiences moving through labor camps, facing poverty and impermanence, and discusses how they endure through faith, hope, and back-breaking work.

The Joad family from Oklahoma has seen their share of hardship but when the Dust Bowl strikes and crops start to fail they, along with thousands of other midwesterners, head to California.

Presents an account of the life of the Mexican American labor activist who helped organize the migrant farm workers and establish a union to fight for their rights.

Examines the life of César Chávez, the Mexican American labor leader who achieved justice for migrant farm workers by creating a union to protect their rights.

A poor Midwest family is forced off of their land. They travel to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression.

The migration of the Joad family to California from their dust-bowl farm in Oklahoma during the Great Depression.

A history of Cesar Chavez and the farm workers movement.

Anna, the daughter of migrant farm workers, feels like different animals as she follows her family as they travel looking for work.