The document discusses the Dust Bowl period of the 1930s when drought and farming practices led to massive dust storms in the Great Plains. It analyzes John Steinbeck's depiction of migrant farmers in The Grapes of Wrath and Dorothea Lange's photographs, finding they exaggerated the experiences of the "Joad family" and other migrants. Statistics show that only about 2% of migrants to California during this period came from the Dust Bowl, with many migrating for other economic reasons, and the migrant experience was more diverse than the novels and photos suggested.
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The Dust Bowl Odyssey Ppt
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11. HOW DO HISTORIANS USE NUMBERS TO TELL THE STORY OF THE PAST? HOW REFLECTIVE IS THE JOAD FAMILY OF THE DUSTBOWL MIGRATION?
12. In order to fully comprehend the reasons and factors that caused the migration during this time, one needs to look at the facts. The statistics about the Dust Bowl during the Great Depression is just as incriminating as the stories told by John Steinbeck… Work Cited Davidson, James and Mark Lytle. “Dust Bowl Odyssey.” After the Fact: The Art of Historical Detection. New York: McGraw Hill, 2005. 289-314.
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