Posted by MarkB_MI on February 10, 2009 at 03:13:25 from (216.234.126.204):
In Reply to: Re: O/T Farm Subsidies posted by Howard H. on February 09, 2009 at 20:27:19:
Howard,
Thanks for sharing your stories. Believe me, I have great respect for anyone who went through both the Depression and the Dust Bowl.
I'm curious; which parts of Egan's book did your dad think were sensationalistic? Either these events happened or they didn't: Ceilings collapsing because of the weight of dust in the attic, babies dying because of dust inhalation, farmers feeding salted tumbleweed to their cattle.
My mom grew up in Oklahoma, and she always despised "The Grapes of Wrath". She didn't like the way the Okies were pictured as ignorant, vulgar people. Maybe your dad feels the same way about Egan's book.
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