Reading Through History
History Brief: The Grapes of Wrath
For more information about the Great Depression and the 1930s, check out our teacher's resource manual "The Great Depression & The Dirty Thirties" by following this link:...
The New York Times
The Grapes of Wrath' | Critics' Picks | The New York Times
A. O. Scott reviews John Ford's 1940 film based on John Steinbeck's novel about the Great Depression. Subscribe to the Times Video newsletter for free and get a handpicked selection of the best videos from The New York Times every week:...
Curated Video
The Grapes of Wrath
Dr Katie McGettigan talks about context, ecology and the environment in John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath.
The March of Time
Frank Capra
MOT 1939: HOLLYWOOD PLAYERS: Book 'The Grapes of Wrath.' Darryl F. Zanuck (R) (1902-1979) w/ man 'Grapes of Wrath' script. VS Migratory workers. CU Script 'The Dictator.' Hitler (hand to mouth) sitting w/ Goering. Gray haired Chaplin on...
Biography
John Steinbeck - Nobel Prize Author | Mini Bio | BIO
Born in Salinas, California, John Steinbeck would go on to win a Nobel Prize in 1962. His works include Of Mice and Men and The Grapes of Wrath, and both have been adapted for the stage and screen. #Biography Subscribe for more...
Curated Video
Society's Impact on Literature
A video entitled “Society’s Impact on Literature” which evaluates the level of impact that society has on literature.
PBS
American Masters: The American Dream in the Grapes of Wrath
For many farmers displaced by the Great Depression and the droughts of the 1930s, California represented the American Dream: a place to find work, to establish a new life, and to provide for their families. The reality they found, as...
PBS
Documenting the Dust Bowl
Paul Taylor's interviews and Dorothea Lange's photographs bring to life the unimaginable devastation of the Dust Bowl. After watching a short video from PBS, viewers are asked to imagine how they would react, whether they would stay or...
National Woman's History Museum
Women's History Minute: Dorothea Lange
Teach young scholars how to, in the words of Dorothea Lange, see life without a camera by looking at her life through the lens of a short video. Viewers are introduced to Lange's life, her work, and some of her famous photographs.
Biography
John Steinbeck- Mini Biography
John Steinbeck, called the voice of working-class Americans, is the subject of this mini-biography that includes interviews and images to provide an overview of his life and works.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: American Masters: The American Dream in the Grapes of Wrath
In this video [3:06] from the American Masters film Novel Reflections on the American Dream, see the quest for the American dream as depicted in John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath." Follow the Joad family as they search for work and...
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Grapes of Wrath
A short video [2:52] about where the title for John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath came from.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Grapes of Wrath (Las Uvas De La Ira)
Delve into the classic Grapes of Wrath in this Shmoop video. [3:27]