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Sanora Babb — Whose Names Are Unknown with Iris Jamahl Dunkle
Send us a text Growing up on the Great Plains and witnessing the struggles of migrant workers in California made Sanora Babb uniquely qualified to write the story of the Dust Bowl. Her novel Whose Names Are Unknown was slated for publication by Random House in 1939 until The Grapes of Wrath beat her book to the punch. John Steinbeck actually used Babb’s notes and research to write his Pulitzer-Prize-winning novel, but did he get the story right? Iris Jamahl Dunkle, author of a new biography on Babb, joins us to explain why this long-lost “Dust Bowl” novel (finally published in 2004) deserves more recognition. Mentioned in this episode: Riding Like the Wind: The Life of Sanora Babb by Iris Jamahl Dunkle Whose Names Are Unknown by Sanora Babb Charmian Kittredge London: Trailblazer, Author, Adventurer by Iris Jamahl Dunkle West: Fire: Archiveby Iris Jamahl Dunkle The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck Lost Ladies of Lit Episode No. 152 on Janet Lewis Lost Ladies of Lit Episode No. 27 on Charmian Kittredge London The Dust Bowl a film by Ken Burns The Girl by Meridel Le Seuer The Lost Traveler by Sanora Babb An Owl on Every Post by Sanora Babb Tom Collins Ralph Ellison William Saroyan Carlos Bulosan Ray Bradbury Tillie Olsen Support the show For episodes and show notes, visit: LostLadiesofLit.com Subscribe to our substack newsletter. Follow us on instagram @lostladiesoflit. Email us: Contact — Lost Ladies of Lit Podcast
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