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Author:

Sheflin, Douglas author.

Title:

Legacies of dust : land use and labor on the Colorado plains / Douglas Sheflin.

Publisher:

University of Nebraska Press,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

xiv, 406 pages ; 24 cm

Subject:

Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939.
Agriculture--History--Colorado--History--20th century.
Agriculture--History--Colorado--History--20th century.
Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939.
Dust storms--Colorado--History--20th century.
Farmers--Colorado--Social conditions--20th century.
Agriculture--Environmental aspects.
Agriculture--Social aspects.
Dust storms.
Farmers--Social conditions.
Colorado.
1900-1999
History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction: the dust and everything after -- Early lessons from the land of opportunity -- The county agents take root -- Dirt -- Claiming the Arkansas -- On the move -- Food for victory -- An unquenchable thirst -- Back to work -- Conclusion: there and back again?

ISBN:

0803285531
9780803285538

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1057239124

LCCN:

2018047773

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)