{"product_id":"the-harvest-gypsies-john-steinbeck-9781890771614","title":"The Harvest Gypsies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelected by NYU as one of the century's best books of American journalism.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGathered in this volume are seven long-form articles that John Steinbeck wrote in 1936 for \u003ci\u003eThe San Francisco News \u003c\/i\u003eabout the plight of migrant farmworkers during the Dust Bowl, accompanied by photographs by Dorothea Lange and others. Steinbeck toured the squatters' camps and Hoovervilles of California, creating unforgettable portraits of once strong, independent farmers reduced to misery. The inquisitiveness and outrage of an investigative reporter combined with the expressive powers of a novelist in his prime fueled \u003ci\u003eThe Harvest Gypsies\u003c\/i\u003e, which in turn furnished the factual and emotional roots for \u003ci\u003eThe Grapes of Wrath\u003c\/i\u003e and has long been hailed as an American classic in its own right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Steinbeck\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1890771619\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781890771614\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Heyday Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.90w x 0.30d","brand":"John Steinbeck","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048395960575,"sku":"9781890771614","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a7246552-12bc-469b-95ae-c587575e2bf0.jpg?v=1684995542","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-harvest-gypsies-john-steinbeck-9781890771614","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}