Joad family

Joad family, fictional family of dispossessed tenant farmers, the main characters in The Grapes of Wrath (1939), John Steinbeck’s novel of the Great Depression.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Kathleen Kuiper.
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Article Title: Joad family
Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published: 02 August 2024
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Access Date: November 23, 2024