These are weblinks for students research the historical context of the John Steinbeck novel, "Of Mice and Men" (can also be used to research the historical context for the Steinbeck novel, "The Grapes of Wrath").

 To hear a song from the Great Depression, click on the book cover!

1. Of Mice and Men Student Survival Guide (for high school students).
2. Best History Sites:  Great Depression for High Students (many links)!
   
3. Dust Bowl Days.
4. California During the Great Depression.
5. Surviving the Dust Bowl.
6. The New Deal and the Great Depression.
7. Migrant farmworkers (Okies) during Great Depression.
8. Steinbeck's newspaper articles about migrant farmworkers.
9. Songs of the Great Depression.
10. PBS Documentary on the Great Depression.
11. PBS Links on the Great Depression.

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