Dust to eat :
Cooper, Michael L., 1950-
Dust to eat : drought and depression in the 1930s / Drought and depression in the 1930s Michael L. Cooper. - New York : Clarion, c2004. - 81 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 75) and index.
The "Okie" problem -- The dirty thirties -- "Dust to eat, dust to breathe, dust to drink" -- California-bound -- Harvest gypsies -- Crisis in the valley -- World War II ends the Depression.
School Library Journal starred, September 2004 Library Media Connection starred, March 2005 Booklist, July 2004 Horn Book, October 2004 Bulletin (Center for Children's books), September 2004 Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), October 2004
Presents a photographic chronicle of the 1930s, focusing on Depression and the dust storms that crippled the Great Plains, and looks at the effects of the twin disasters on American society and domestic policy.
6.7 5-8 Follett Library Resources
0618154493
2003017807
E806 / .C63 2004
973.917
Dust to eat : drought and depression in the 1930s / Drought and depression in the 1930s Michael L. Cooper. - New York : Clarion, c2004. - 81 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 75) and index.
The "Okie" problem -- The dirty thirties -- "Dust to eat, dust to breathe, dust to drink" -- California-bound -- Harvest gypsies -- Crisis in the valley -- World War II ends the Depression.
School Library Journal starred, September 2004 Library Media Connection starred, March 2005 Booklist, July 2004 Horn Book, October 2004 Bulletin (Center for Children's books), September 2004 Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), October 2004
Presents a photographic chronicle of the 1930s, focusing on Depression and the dust storms that crippled the Great Plains, and looks at the effects of the twin disasters on American society and domestic policy.
6.7 5-8 Follett Library Resources
0618154493
2003017807
E806 / .C63 2004
973.917