Years of Dust: The Story of the Dust Bowl, (Paperback)

from lilibrarian

A history of the settlement of the Great Plains in the mid-western states, and a description of how the settlers and their farming methods caused the dust storms of the 1930s.

from ander23

The pictures of these horrific dust storms were mind-boggling. Imagining trying to survive in these conditions with no money and no hope for anything better is a testament to the will of the people during this time period. The refugees of this time were Americans leaving the Dust Bowl in hopes of...

from Maydacat

This fascinating story of the Great Dust Bowl is a gripping account of life in those terrible times. With succinct details and stirring pictures, the author paints a picture of hopelessness and despair, of a people who lost everything and yet, for the most part, still persevered. The author clear...

from tahamilton

This book is about the impact of the Dust Bowl. There is some exploration of what life was like before the Dust Bowl and also what caused the Dust Bowl. It explores the migrant workers who changed the make-up of the land by killing native plants and weakening the soil by using harmful farming tec...

from shelf-employed

On May 9, 1934, winds kicked up a dust storm that scientists estimate carried away 350 million tons of topsoil. Although it began in the plains of Montana and Wyoming, in the next two days, "some 12 million tons of dust enveloped Chicago in a gritty haze - four pounds for every man, woman, and ch...