The Dust Bowl : an illustrated history

Duncan, Dayton.

Book 2012

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.

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ISBN:

9781452107943
1452107947

Description:

231 pages ; 29 cm

Notes:

"Based on a film by Ken Burns, produced by Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns, and Julie Dunfey, written by Dayton Duncan."
Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

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

LCCN:

2011052371

Control Number:

895909

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