Years of dust the story of the Dust Bowl
Before global warming, there was dust. In the 1930s, dangerous black storms swept through the Great Plains. Created by drought and reckless farming, these lethal storms were part of an environmental, economic, and human catastrophe that changed the course of American history. In riveting, accessible...
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| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Dutton Children's Books,
c2009.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Darkness at noon
- The Great Plains world
- Conquering the Great Plains
- The coming of the farmers
- In hard times
- Dust Bowl days
- Refugees in their own land
- The New Deal
- Future dust bowls.
