The Grapes of Wrath: A Tale of North and South is a novel written by Mary Harriott Norris and first published in 1901. The book tells the story of two families, one from the North and one from the South, who are brought together by the California gold rush of the mid-19th century. The story begins with the Joad family, who are tenant farmers in Oklahoma during the Great Depression. They are forced to leave their home and travel to California in search...