Confession: I never read “The Grapes of Wrath.” Not until now. Most people are forced to read it in high school. It was taught in American Tradition, “AmTrad” we called it. I scorned the plebe English ...

In 1939, “The Grapes of Wrath,” a book by the journalist and author John Steinbeck, stood the nation on its ear with its heart-rending tale of the family Joad and their struggle just to eat. Their ...

When Steinbeck set off to write The Grapes of Wrath in the 1930s, his goal was crystal clear. He wanted to shame the ruling class, denounce their capitalistic greed that led to the Great Depression ...

John Steinbeck’s classic The Grapes of Wrath might be a bona fide Great American Novel but there’s something deeply un-American about its values. Dreaming isn’t enough, it argues. The system is rigged ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. AMC is developing a new anthology series, with the first season set to be an adaptation of the iconic John Steinbeck novel “The ...

Mount Marty University Theatre will hold open auditions for its spring play, “The Grapes of Wrath,” Frank Galati’s adaptation of John Steinbeck’s novel. Auditions are open to anyone high school ...

AND KMBC NINE’S ALAN SHOPE HAS A PREVIEW TO THE RELATABLE. THEY’RE REAL WITH CHARACTERS THAT JUMP OFF THE PAGE. IT MIGHT BE THE MOST POPULAR BOOK OF OUR CULTURE. THAT’S WHY ONE KANSAS CITY PRODUCTION ...

A TV series about the Great Depression not set in the present will launch a new AMC/AMC+ anthology. AMC Networks announced on Monday that Great American Stories, a new TV franchise produced by AMC ...

Coined the “Mother Road” by John Steinbeck in his 1939 “The Grapes of Wrath” novel, the U.S. Route 66 has been a beloved part ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Darryl Hickman, who appeared as a young actor in films such as “The Grapes of Wrath” and “Leave Her to Heaven,” has died at 92, the Hollywood Reporter reports. Hickman lived in ...