925 cc. 1. The Flood from The Grapes of Wrath, by John Sieinbeck

During the rain storms some people went to relief offices, but there were rules: one had to live in California a year before he could collect relief.The greatest terror had arrived ­ no work would be available for three months. Hungry men crowded the alleys to beg for bread; a number of people died. Anger festered, causing sheriffs to swear in new deputies. There would be no work and no food.