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Quick review: A very well-written history of the Dust Bowl. The book covers the periods leading up to the Dust Bowl, starting with the population boom from the Homestead Act. There are the stories of several families from different regions which help move the history along in an enjoyable way. It's amazing what these people went through. No complicated scientific explanations or wind speed charts are found in the book, but that's not to say you won't learn why the Dust Bowl occurred. It's such an amazing part of US history that, in my mind at least, only got a couple of paragraphs in my high school textbook. My guess is that since the Great Depression was a much more "national" event which occurred at the same time, teachers and textbooks can devote very little time to the Dust Bowl. This book is a great supplement to what little you may know already.
hot topic...but i can't deny that i love the relics and history
If you love Gone with the Wind, I am sure this book would interest you.
funny book written by an American woman with wanderlust. she ends up stuck in south america with no money and no passport, but eventually finds her way back to the States. it's a great read for anyone who has ever felt the siren call of far off destinations and other ways of life.