Posted by Jonathan Anders on September 04, 2009 at 07:09:26 from (199.159.90.171):
In Reply to: Re dust bowl posted by ken in texas on September 03, 2009 at 18:29:00:
I read a great book about the Dust Bowl called "The Worst Hard Time" a while back. Don't remember the author's name, but it was a good description about the worst natural disaster in U.S. history and how folks made it through. Started out with how wheat prices caused everyone to get into farming and break up as much land as possible and how great things were going for farmers on the plains, until one day the rain stopped and the wind picked up. It mentioned the rabbit drives, dust pneumonia, how the FDR admistration tried to intervene and more. Great historical reference for anyone looking for a good read.
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