Ron Hughart has penned a gripping and true historical account of life in the period after the “Grapes of Wrath”.” In The Place Beyond the Dust Bowl, Hughart tells of the struggles of his own migrant family who fled to California from the Dust Bowl. Intending to start life anew, the family suffered the plight of others in their position during the Depression and post-Depression era. Hughart’s book comes alive with his story of a boy’s struggle through life to manhood. He spins a tale of drama and wretchedness as his family struggles for survival up and down California in the 1950s and 1960s.
Ron Hughart is a best selling author who lectures about the plight of post Depression era families in California. His second book, Beyond the Dust Bowl with a Pocket Full of Peanuts, is the second of his series of books about the post-Dust Bowl era in California.
Ron is well known in the San Joaquin Valley and coastal California where his books have been well received. He is a popular speaker at libraries, schools, and universities, weaving a fantastic story of life at its basic level as a migrant child.
Living in Exeter, California, one of the San Joaquin Valley’s enchanted communities, Hughart spends much of his time with his friends and family. Exeter is the type of community where all you have to do is ask his whereabouts and someone will likely be able to tell you. A community of arts and entertainment, Exeter is that dream place where you want to be.
