Years of Dust: The Story of the Dust Bowl
by Marrin, Albert
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- Paperback
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0142425796
- ISBN 13
- 9780142425794
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Brooksville, Florida, United States
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Synopsis
In the 1930's, great rolling walls of dust swept across the Great Plains. The storms buried crops, blinded animals, and suffocated children. It was a catastrophe that would change the course of American history as people struggled to survive in this hostile environment, or took the the roads as Dust Bowl refugees. Here, in riveting, accessible prose, and illustrated with moving historical quotations and photographs, acclaimed historian Albert Marrin explains the causes behind the disaster and investigates the Dust Bowl's imact on the land and the people. Both a tale of natural destruction and a tribute to those who refused to give up, this is a beautiful exploration of an important time in our country's past.
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- Bookseller
- James Lasseter, Jr. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0011260
- Title
- Years of Dust: The Story of the Dust Bowl
- Author
- Marrin, Albert
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0142425796
- ISBN 13
- 9780142425794
- Publisher
- Puffin Books
- Date Published
- 2012
- Keywords
- Great Plains-History-20th Century. Depressions-1929-Great Plains. Dust storms-Droughts-Dust Bowl-United States-Great Plains-history. Farmers-Social conditions-Great Plains.
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