The Dust Bowl, an illustrated history, by Dayton Duncan ; with a preface by Ken Burns ; picture research by Aileen Silverstone and Susan Shumaker
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- Great Plains -- History -- 20th century
- Depressions -- 1929 -- Great Plains
- Farmers -- Great Plains -- Social conditions -- 20th century
- Farm life -- Great Plains -- History -- 20th century
- Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939
- Great Plains -- Social conditions -- 20th century
- Dust storms -- Great Plains -- History -- 20th century
- Droughts -- Great Plains -- History -- 20th century
- Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939 -- Pictorial works
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The Dust Bowl, an illustrated history, by Dayton Duncan ; with a preface by Ken Burns ; picture research by Aileen Silverstone and Susan Shumaker
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-220) and index
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Literary form
non fiction
Main title
The Dust Bowl
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bibliography
Responsibility statement
by Dayton Duncan ; with a preface by Ken Burns ; picture research by Aileen Silverstone and Susan Shumaker
Sub title
an illustrated history
Summary
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
Table of contents
Preface: listening to the land / by Ken Burns -- The great plow up -- Midnight with no stars -- The crucible -- Dust to eat -- The end of the world -- Reaping the whirlwind -- Grab a root and growl -- Canaan land -- Thou shalt not bear false witness -- Okies -- The cruel crisis -- The western gate
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