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Grapes of Wrath, The

noun

  1. a novel (1939) by John Steinbeck.


The Grapes of Wrath

  1. (1939) A novel by John Steinbeck about the hardships of an American farm family in the Dust Bowl during the Great Depression . Forced off the land, they travel to California to earn a living harvesting fruit.


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Notes

The title is from “The Battle Hymn of the Republic .”

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