Example of the way that 'Okies' travelled west myth Lancashire landowner

Lancashire landowner

depicted at the end of a winding path

He wears a coat and waistcoat with striped trousers

dressed as a naughty schoolgirl

Example of the way that 'Okies' travelled west myth Lancashire landownerExample of the way that 'Okies' travelled west, 1937. This family (from Missouri) reported, 'Broke baby sick car trouble'. 'Okies' was the name given to people from the American prairie states (many of them from Oklahoma) who were forced to abandon their farms by the dustbowls of the 1930s. Many travelled to California and other western states. On arriving they found life little easier than it had been where they came from and many were forced to