Though Rush's family left after the Dust Bowl years were officially over, they took the same path — traveling Route 66, which the migrants called "the Mother Road," until they reached California.

The government camp In response to the influx of migrants to California, the federal government built a series of camps to provide safe housing, clean drinking water and other services.

Though Rush's family left after the Dust Bowl years were officially over, they took the same path — traveling Route 66, which the migrants called "the Mother Road," until they reached California.