Americans View Their Dust Bowl Experience
Published on 15. September 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
445 pages
978-0-87081-648-2 (ISBN)
Description
Ideal for courses in American history, this book gathers first-person accounts of the trauma of the Thirties in the Heartland and assesses these accounts from the distance of several decades
Reviews / Votes
"This book... offers readers an intimate understanding of natural, economic, and political facets of one of the greatest environmental disasters to befall the United States."- Great Plains Research "The journalism included in this volume is of a very high quality, politically charged and historically rich. A useful resource for students of American history."
- <b><i>Kirkus Reviews</i></b "Americans View Their Dust Bowl Experience offers a compelling selection of eyewitness accounts, newspaper reports, and contemporary magazine articles. These documents put words to the faces and make the past live again."
- James P. Ronda, author of Lewis and Clark Among the Indians
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Colorado
United States
Target group
Interest Age: From 18 to 99 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
599 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-87081-648-2 (9780870816482)
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