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April 10, 1940
United Automobile Worker
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
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Eleanor Roosevelt endorses John Steinbeck's 'The Grapes of Wrath' as truthful after April 2 tour of San Joaquin Valley migrant camps, praising federal improvements over squalid conditions.
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First Lady Approves Steinbeck Novel
An extensive inspection tour of the San Joaquin valley on April 2, to observe migratory workers' living conditions, confirmed Eleanor Roosevelt's opinion that John Steinbeck told the truth about California in The Grapes of Wrath.
Asked whether she thought Steinbeck's book exaggerated, she said: "I never thought The Grapes of Wrath was exaggerated."
Contrasting the squatters' camps and hovels with the modern camps built by the Farm Security Administration, Mrs. Roosevelt said the federal camps were pointing the way to a better existence for the migratory workers.
An extensive inspection tour of the San Joaquin valley on April 2, to observe migratory workers' living conditions, confirmed Eleanor Roosevelt's opinion that John Steinbeck told the truth about California in The Grapes of Wrath.
Asked whether she thought Steinbeck's book exaggerated, she said: "I never thought The Grapes of Wrath was exaggerated."
Contrasting the squatters' camps and hovels with the modern camps built by the Farm Security Administration, Mrs. Roosevelt said the federal camps were pointing the way to a better existence for the migratory workers.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
Biography
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Justice
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Eleanor Roosevelt
John Steinbeck
Grapes Of Wrath
Migratory Workers
San Joaquin Valley
Farm Security Administration
What entities or persons were involved?
Eleanor Roosevelt
John Steinbeck
Where did it happen?
San Joaquin Valley, California
Story Details
Key Persons
Eleanor Roosevelt
John Steinbeck
Location
San Joaquin Valley, California
Event Date
April 2
Story Details
Eleanor Roosevelt's inspection tour of migratory workers' conditions in the San Joaquin Valley confirmed the accuracy of John Steinbeck's 'The Grapes of Wrath'; she contrasted poor squatters' camps with improved federal camps by the Farm Security Administration.