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Updated: Feb 22, 2009 11:57am PST

Weedpatch Migrant Camp - KPA Meet N Shoot : Description from website below: ... Published in 1939, John Steinbeck's novel The Grapes of Wrath drew attention to the hardshipsfaced by the "Okies": poor farmers who moved from the Dust Bowl area to California in search of work. While writing the book, John Steinbeck visited Bakersfield, California and based his book on Arvin Federal Government Camp which he portrayed as "Weedpatch Camp." This camp exists today and is still used by migrant workers. www.weedpatchcamp.com/

Weedpatch Migrant Camp - KPA Meet N Shoot

Description from website below: ... Published in 1939, John Steinbeck's novel The Grapes of Wrath drew attention to the hardshipsfaced by the "Okies": poor farmers who moved from the Dust Bowl area to California in search of work. While writing the book, John Steinbeck visited Bakersfield, California and based his book on Arvin Federal ...

Updated: Feb 22, 2009 11:46am PST