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John Steinbeck 1902-1968

John Steinbeck 1902-1968. Early Years Born February 27, 1902 in Salinas, California Mom was a teacher Dad was a county treasurer 1919 - Graduated from

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Page 1: John Steinbeck 1902-1968. Early Years Born February 27, 1902 in Salinas, California Mom was a teacher Dad was a county treasurer 1919 - Graduated from

JohnSteinbeck

1902-1968

Page 2: John Steinbeck 1902-1968. Early Years Born February 27, 1902 in Salinas, California Mom was a teacher Dad was a county treasurer 1919 - Graduated from

Early Years

Born February 27, 1902 in Salinas, California

Mom was a teacher

Dad was a county treasurer

1919 - Graduated from Salinas HS

Page 3: John Steinbeck 1902-1968. Early Years Born February 27, 1902 in Salinas, California Mom was a teacher Dad was a county treasurer 1919 - Graduated from

The Handsome Steinbeck

Page 4: John Steinbeck 1902-1968. Early Years Born February 27, 1902 in Salinas, California Mom was a teacher Dad was a county treasurer 1919 - Graduated from

1929 - A Cup of Gold1932 - Pastures of

Heaven1935 - Tortilla Flat

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1936 - Of Mice and Men

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Great Depression1929 - late 1930s or early 1940s.

Herbert Hoover - deemed responsible...?

Shanty towns (“hoovervilles”)

Roosevelt inaugurated 1933

National Recovery Act (NRA)

The New Deal 1933-1936

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Page 8: John Steinbeck 1902-1968. Early Years Born February 27, 1902 in Salinas, California Mom was a teacher Dad was a county treasurer 1919 - Graduated from
Page 9: John Steinbeck 1902-1968. Early Years Born February 27, 1902 in Salinas, California Mom was a teacher Dad was a county treasurer 1919 - Graduated from
Page 10: John Steinbeck 1902-1968. Early Years Born February 27, 1902 in Salinas, California Mom was a teacher Dad was a county treasurer 1919 - Graduated from

Time Period

Post World War 1

Great Depression

What else was happening during this time?

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Dust BowlWhat was the Dust Bowl?

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Dust Bowl

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Dust Bowl

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1938 - Grapes of Wrath

The Joad Family

Bruce Springsteen

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1945 - Cannery RowEd Ricketts - Marine Biologist

“Doc”

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Recognition1940 - Wins Pulitzer Prize for Grapes of Wrath

1962 - Wins Nobel Prize for Literature

1968 - Dies of heart disease in NY

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Quote“It has always seemed strange to me... the things we admire in men: kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling, are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest: sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest, are the traits of success. And while men admire the quality of the first they, love the produce of the second.”