Their Blood is Strong

John Steinbeck
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Published, April, 1938 by the SIMON J. LUBIN SOCIETY OF CALIFORNIA, INC. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION PREFACE THEIR BLOOD IS STRONG CHAPTER I The People, Who They Are Needed and Hated Just Who Are They? Beaten, Bewildered Their Blood Is Strong Good Old Names Where The Fruit --, Trailed By Starvation CHAPTER II Squatters’ Camps Then Come The Rains Starvation Terror Filth, Flies, Flu A Little Child ---! No Will, No Strength CHAPTER III Corporation Farming Sides With Labor Large Farms Organized Power Is Widespread Only One Room Pushed To Limit Fear Quells Workers Courts Controlled CHAPTER IV Government Housing Excellent Results Causes Of Revolt The Good Neighbors None On Relief Help For All Schooling Provided Arguments Against Charge Of Radicalism CHAPTER V Relief, Medicine, Income, Diet One Family’s Case Can’t Get Relief Many Like This $400 Is Maximum Income Typical Diets Childbirth Problem One Mother’s Story CHAPTER VI The Foreign Migrant “Yellow Peril” Grows Quota Is Favored The Trouble Lies --- Mexicans Right-less Filipino Problem Good Workers Peon Labor Goes CHAPTER VII The Future? Migratory Labor Board Punishment of Terrorism Fascism In California EPILOGUE Spring, 1938 SIMON J. LUBIN SOCIETY OF CALIFORNIA, INC. SIMON J. LUBIN SOCIETY OF CALIFORNIA
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