Years of Dust

Years of Dust
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 146
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ISBN-10 : 9780142425794
ISBN-13 : 0142425796
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Book Synopsis Years of Dust by : Albert Marrin

Download or read book Years of Dust written by Albert Marrin and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-10-11 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1930's, great rolling walls of dust swept across the Great Plains. The storms buried crops, blinded animals, and suffocated children. It was a catastrophe that would change the course of American history as people struggled to survive in this hostile environment, or took the the roads as Dust Bowl refugees. Here, in riveting, accessible prose, and illustrated with moving historical quotations and photographs, acclaimed historian Albert Marrin explains the causes behind the disaster and investigates the Dust Bowl's imact on the land and the people. Both a tale of natural destruction and a tribute to those who refused to give up, this is a beautiful exploration of an important time in our country's past.


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