Sanora Babb's Account Beat Out by the Grapes of Wrath

Name: Sanora Babb's Account Beat Out by the Grapes of Wrath
Uploaded: 2012-10-02T15:33:33Z
Duration: P76S
Description: Sanora Babb sent chapters of her book back to New York, but John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath is so popular, that her editor recommends holding off on publication. It is eventually published in 2004, a year before her death.

Clip: Season 1 | 1m 16s | Video has closed captioning.

Sanora Babb sent chapters of her book back to New York, but John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath is so popular, that her editor recommends holding off on publication. It is eventually published in 2004, a year before her death.

Aired: 11/18/12

Rating: NR

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