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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Gregory, James Noble
Titre(s) : American exodus [Texte imprimé] : the Dust Bowl migration and Okie culture in California / James N. Gregory
Publication : New York : Oxford University Press, 1989
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (xviii, 338 pages) : illustrations ; 24 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
Generations of Americans have come to know the epic story of Oklahoma farm families
driven west to California by dust storms, drought, and economic hardship through Steinbeck's
Grapes of Wrath and Dorothea Lange's unforgettable photos. James N. Gregory's pathbreaking
American Exodus is a classic historical study that uncovers the full meaning of these
events. Gregory takes us back to the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s and the war
boom of the 1940s to explore the experiences of the more than one million Oklahomans,
Arkansans, Texans, and Missourians who sought opportunities in California. Gregory
reaches into the migrants' lives to reveal not only their economic trials but also
their impact on California's culture and society. He traces the development of an
"Okie subculture" that over the years has grown into an essential element in California's
cultural landscape, including an allegiance to evangelical Protestantism, "plain-folk
American" values, and a love of country music. The legacy of the Dust Bowl migration
can also be measured in political terms: throughout California, and especially in
the San Joaquin Valley, Okies have implanted their own brand of populist conservatism.--From
publisher description
Sujet(s) : Dust Bowl -- États-Unis (1931-1939)
Migrations intérieures -- États-Unis -- 20e siècle
Émigration et immigration -- Aspect économique -- Oklahoma (États-Unis) -- 20e siècle
Émigration et immigration -- Aspect économique -- Californie (États-Unis) -- 20e siècle
Ouvriers agricoles -- Conditions sociales -- Californie (États-Unis) -- 20e siècle
Ouvriers agricoles -- Conditions économiques -- Californie (États-Unis) -- 20e siècle
Indice(s) Dewey :
304.809 730 9 (23e éd.) = Mouvements de populations - États-Unis - Histoire
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 0195044231. - ISBN 9780195044232
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb47352788n
Notice n° :
FRBNF47352788
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : pt. 1: Migration and resettlement. Out of the heartland ; The limits of opportunity
; The Okie problem ; The dilemma of outsiders ; pt. 2: The Okie subculture. Plain-folk
Americanism ; Up from the dust ; Special to God ; The language of a subculture.