"The Grapes of Wrath" was based on a series of articles Steinbeck wrote for this California city's News
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of which also makes this novel a good reminder to take any news or information... [DOC] [TLE] John Steinbeck - Author - Biography.com [PAR] Jul 8, 2014 ... Show All Groups ... Born on February 27, 1902, in Salinas, California, John 
Steinbeck dropped out of ... His 1939 novel, The Grapes of Wrath, about the 
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