Dust storms and dismal farming conditions force young Ruby’s family to leave their home in Oklahoma and travel to California to find work. As they move from camp to camp, Ruby sometimes finds it hard to hold on to hope. But on one fateful day, Dorothea Lange arrives with her camera and takes six photographs of the young family. When one of the photographs appears in the newspaper, it opens the country’s eyes to the reality of the migrant workers’ plight and inspires an outpouring of much needed support.
Bleak yet beautiful illustrations depict this fictionalised story of a key piece of history, about hope in the face of hardship and the family that became a symbol of the Great Depression.
- ISBN10 1624148182
- ISBN13 9781624148187
- Publish Date 1 October 2019
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 11 March 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Page Street Publishing Co.
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 40
- Language English