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Author:

Blake, Kevin, 1978- author.

Title:

Sick soil : the Dust Bowl / by Kevin Blake.

Publisher:

Bearport Publishing,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

32 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.

Subject:

Dust Bowl Era (1931-1939)
Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939--Juvenile literature.
Great Plains--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Droughts--Great Plains--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Agriculture--Great Plains--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Farmers--Great Plains--Social conditions--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Agriculture--Great Plains--History--20th century.
Droughts--Great Plains--History--20th century.
Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939.
Great Plains--History--20th century.
Agriculture.
Droughts.
Farmers--Social conditions.
Great Plains.
Droughts--Great Plains--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Droughts--Great Plains--History--20th century.
Farmers--Great Plains--Social conditions--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Farmers--Great Plains--Social conditions--20th century.
Agriculture--Great Plains--History​--20th century.
Agriculture--Great Plains--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939--Juvenile literature.
Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939.
Great Plains--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Great Plains--History--20th century.
1900-1999
History.
Juvenile works.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.

Contents:

Complete darkness -- The Great Plains -- Wheat boom -- Depression and drought -- Black blizzards -- Living in the dust -- Ailing animals -- Leaving home -- California -- Rainmakers -- The New Deal -- A changed land -- Fixing the future -- Glossary.

Summary:

On April 14, 1935 in Boise City, Oklahoma, the sky turned black as a massive, swirling cloud of dust engulfed the city. "It got so dark that you couldn't see your hand before your face," remembered one farmer. Blinded drivers drove their cars off the side of the road. Terrified cows spun in circles. People covered their faces, gasping for breath. This was one of many dark days during the Dust Bowl. Sick Soil: The Dust Bowltraces the tragic story of the devastating dust storms that swept across the Midwest in the 1930s as a result of over-farming and drought. Fascinating photos of the actual events, maps, and fact boxes enrich the compelling text. The personal and heart-breaking story will grip and inspire young readers.

Series:

Eco-disasters

ISBN:

1684022231
9781684022236

OCLC:

(OCoLC)982373761

LCCN:

2017010895

Locations:

YLPC314 -- Cascade Public Library (Cascade)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

NWPC663 -- Nissen Public Library (Saint Ansgar)