10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DUST BOWL»
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dust bowl in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Dust Bowl: The Southern Plains in the 1930s
Personal recollections recreate experiences of two Dust Bowl communities.
2
The
Dust Bowl: An Illustrated History
Draws on reports, newspaper articles, and interviews to chronicle the American Dust Bowl, providing photographs to illustrate the catastrophe as well as offer a tribute to man's relationship to the land and his ability to persevere.
3
The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived ...
This e-book includes a sample chapter of SHORT NIGHTS OF THE SHADOW CATCHER.
The author recounts her experiences growing up in North Dakota from 1928 to 1937 the years of the Dust bowl and Depression
Conditions are dry on Matthew's grandfather's farm, and when Matthew asks if the farm will have to be sold, his grandfather tells him the story of how their family stayed through the Big Dry, also known as the Dust Bowl.
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Children of the
Dust Bowl: The True Story of the School at ...
Heralded by Kirkus in a pointer review as "lucid, dramatic, and splendidly inspiring", here is a "lavishly illustrated . . . informative and inspirational bit of American history" (School Library Journal, starred review).
Describes why the southern part of the Great Plains became known as the Dust Bowl during the 1930s, and how people coped with the conditions.
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American Exodus: The
Dust Bowl Migration and Okie Culture in ...
American Exodus is the first book to examine the cultural implications of that massive 20th-century population shift.
James Noble Gregory, 1991
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Whose Names Are Unknown: A Novel
Written with empathy for the farmers’ plight, this powerful narrative is based upon the author’s firsthand experience. Babb submitted the manuscript for this book to Random House for consideration in 1939.
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Letters from the
Dust Bowl
This collection of Henderson’s letters and articles published from 1908 to1966 presents an intimate portrait of a woman’s life in the Great Plains.
Caroline Henderson, Alvin O. Turner, 2012
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DUST BOWL»
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dust bowl is used in the context of the following news items.
TCOE has new location for administrative offices, planetarium
... including Armenians, African Americans, Dust Bowl migrants, Mexicans, Native Americans, Japanese, Portuguese, Croatians and Italians. «Visalia Times-Delta, Jul 15»
Chapel Hill to host fundraiser for boy with cancer
... are $20 for adults, $10 for children and can be purchased at the door, on Saturday at the Dust Bowl in Chapel Hill or online at eventbrite.com. «Tyler Morning Telegraph, Jul 15»
A Pacifican looks back on dust and rivets
"Along with the Depression we also had the Dust Bowl." As a kid, Whitt was stuck in the house a lot during dust storms. "I wanted to go out and ... «Marin Independent Journal, Jul 15»
Review: 1872 #1
We've got a dust bowl town, a sheriff trying to keep order and a crime boss looking to do him in. That's really how generic this story is, and the ... «Comicosity, Jul 15»
Evil Almonds? California's Drought Villain Is a Climate Change Hero
... like Steinbeck's Joads, can trace their history in California back to the dust bowl. That epic drought is remembered for the red clouds that blew ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
Budget cuts eliminate resources
SWCDs were established during the dust bowl era to combat the soil erosion taking place – they continue to provide valuable services to the ... «Hancock County Journal Pilot, Jul 15»
TGIF: Happenings -- what's coming up in Northeast Ohio starting …
24; 10,000 Maniacs, Oct. 2; Hayes Carll, Oct. 4; Willie Watson, Oct. 8; Dust Bowl Revival, Oct. 13; David Ramirez, Oct. 14; Loudon Wainwright, ... «News-Herald.com, Jul 15»
A Big Lake battle: Prairie or forest?
Twenty-four-hundred acres of pine trees were planted during the Dust Bowl to keep the dunes from blowing away. Clear-cutting the forest also ... «Minnesota Public Radio News, Jul 15»
What worked in '30s still works
When large portions of the nation became a dust bowl in the 1930s one of the solutions was shelterbelts. The shelterbelts, or windbreaks, ... «Bismarck Tribune, Jul 15»
Why Wasn't This Town Prepared When the Big Tornado Hit?
Oklahomans are used to adversity dating back to the Dust Bowl. Give us an insight into the Okie mindset–and how it helped them cope during ... «National Geographic, Jul 15»
