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The Red Pony

The Red Pony. Book By John Steinbeck Power point By Henry . John Steinbeck Timeline. Married Carol Henning (1930). Won Pulitzer prize (1940) . Went to Stanford University (1919) . Born on Feb. 27, 1902. Mom died (1934). Won the cup of gold (1929). Dad died (1935).

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The Red Pony

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  1. The Red Pony Book By John Steinbeck Power point By Henry

  2. John Steinbeck Timeline Married Carol Henning (1930) Won Pulitzer prize (1940) Went to Stanford University (1919) Born on Feb. 27, 1902 Mom died (1934) Won the cup of gold (1929) Dad died (1935) Went to Salinas high school (1919) Wrote The Red Pony (1933) died in 1968 at the age of 66

  3. Ranches • Most Ranches had 1 or 2 barns. • The hired hands on a ranch had to live in bunk houses which were usually really dirty. • Hired hands on a ranch were often mistreated and underpaid. • Cattle wandered on open land on most ranches. • Most work was done by horses, like pulling a plow.

  4. The 1930’s The Dust Bowl was a big deal in the 1930’s. Wind storms would pick up large amounts of dust and carry it for long distances. The Great Depression was also going on and was a very hard time for many people because there were lots of people without jobs. Dust Bowl Great Depression

  5. The History of Salinas, CA • Salinas grew a lot in the 1930’s. • The buildings changed how they looked during the 1930’s. • Salinas didn’t do very well economically during the 1930’s. • The first settlers in Salinas were Native Americans. • The motto for Salinas is “Valley of the world” made by John Steinbeck. This is what a part of Salinas, CA looked like.

  6. The Great Depression The Great Depression was a very hard time for many people because they could not find jobs. The unemployment rate was between 25% to 30%. If you lived back then you would know how it felt.

  7. The care of horses • A horse must always have exercise. • They must always have clean water. • You have to feed the horse. • A horse needs company so you need to go and see your horse every once in a while. • A horses pen needs to be cleaned. • When a colt is born you need to be right next to it or it will probably die.

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