Ironweed is set during this period of time, as is a novel that ends with a sick man being breastfed by a woman who gave birth to the stillborn child of Connie Rivers.
This historical period is profiled in a novel about a man who lives off oranges in the Bunker Hill hotel, the second novel in the "Bandini Quartet" by John Fante. The line "men who have created new fruits in the world cannot create a system whereby their fruits may be eaten" is spoken while living at Weedpatch during this historical period, which is profiled in a novel about the alcoholic Francis Phelan. William Kennedy's (*) Ironweed is set during this period of time, as is a novel that ends with a sick man being breastfed by a woman who gave birth to the stillborn child of Connie Rivers. Rose of Sharon appears in a novel set during this period in which a strike leads to the death of faithless preacher Jim Casy. For 10 points, The Grapes of Wrath depicts what economic downturn?
This historical period is profiled in a novel about a man who lives off oranges in the Bunker Hill hotel, the second novel in the "Bandini Quartet" by John Fante.
The Great Depression [accept the 1930s; prompt on less specific answers like 20th century] &lt;WA, LongFic&gt;