The crossword solution for the term 'WORD IN A HAGGARD TITLE' is OKIE. This is a reference to the novel 'The Grapes of Wrath' by John Steinbeck, which was published in 1939 and won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1940. The novel follows the Joad family, who are Oklahoma farmers, as they travel to California during the Great Depression. The title of the novel is derived from the lyrics of the folk song 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic'.