Documents of the Dust Bowl

by R. Douglas Hurt

This book provides a unique, thorough, and indispensable resource for anyone investigating the causes and consequences of the Dust Bowl.

During the 1930s, drought and the cultivation of submarginal lands created a severe wind-erosion problem in the southern Great Plains, a region that became known as the Dust Bowl. During the worst dust storms, the blowing soil often turned day into night. Some people died when caught outside during...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1440854971
• ISBN13: 9781440854972
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.2" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7