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Dust to eat : drought and depression in the 1930s / Michael L. Cooper.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Clarion, c2004.Description: 81 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0618154493
Other title:
  • Drought and depression in the 1930s
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 973.917 22
LOC classification:
  • E806 .C63 2004
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
Non Fiction MVS Library Main room-Teen/Adult B- Nonfiction (Teen/Adult) 973.917 Coo (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 401231

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.

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