American Exodus: The Dust Bowl Migration and Okie Culture in California
A thorough study of the migration of Oklahomans, Arkansans, Texans, and Missourians to California in the years of the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression. Gregory dispels the popular Okie image built from The Grapes of Wrath , placing this unique exodus in economic perspective. He is particularly successful in tracing Okie impact on the San Joaquin Valley, where the Okie twang and culture have taken root to become the Californian. Gregory's prose is conversational, although his narrative lacks the compelling anecdotes that enrich history for the lay reader. This is, nevertheless, an important and necessary work on this period. Recommended.- Timothy L. Zindel, Hastings Coll. of the Law, San FranciscoCopyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to theHardcoveredition.