Fri, Sep 26, 2008 The California Report Magazine Obscene in the Extreme Listen (RealMedia stream) MP3 not available Suitable or not, the economic meltdown is conjuring memories of the Great Depression. John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath" captured that era, and exposed the plight of migrant workers who came to work the fields in California. It wasn't a very flattering portrayal of land owners, and one of them helped convince Kern County Supervisors to ban the book shortly after it was published in 1939. Guests: • Rick Wartzman, author of the new book, "Obscene in the Extreme: The Burning and Banning of John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath" « back to week of September 26, 2008 Email this page to a friend *Your name:  *Your email address:  *Friend's email address:  Additional Message:  (optional)  * Indicates required field. Names and email addresses are not collected by KQED.org. For more information, please see our privacy policy.

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