Years of Dust
The Story of the Dust Bowl
New York : Dutton Children's Books, 2009.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 128 pages : illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
The causes and results of the Dust Bowl and how the lessons learned are still used today.
Contents:
Prologue : 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.
Subjects:
Depressions -- 1929 -- Great Plains -- Juvenile literature.
Dust storms -- Great Plains -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Droughts -- Great Plains -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Farm life -- Great Plains -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Farmers -- Great Plains -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939 -- Juvenile literature.
Great Plains -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Great Plains -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Depressions -- 1929 -- Great Plains -- Juvenile literature.
Dust storms -- Great Plains -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Droughts -- Great Plains -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Farm life -- Great Plains -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Farmers -- Great Plains -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939 -- Juvenile literature.
Great Plains -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Great Plains -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Target Audience: 1040L
ISBN:
0525420770
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C HISTORY US Depression Mar | Ballentine Indoors | Children's NonFiction | In |
C HISTORY US Depression Mar | Blythewood | Children's NonFiction | In |
C HISTORY US Depression Mar | Northeast Indoors | Children's NonFiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (page 126) and index.