Did you know that Route 66 was the road traveled by the Joad family in The Grapes of Wrath as they worked to escape Oklahoma in the draught, the dustbowl, and the Great Depression to build a new life in California? This classic novel by John Steinbeck won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for 1939 and was also the best-selling book of the year. Join fellow SOAR members for a discussion of the story of the Joad’s’ powerlessness, perseverance, and resistance, as they rely on family, friendships, and community in their efforts to create their new life.