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Author:

Farris, John, 1940-

Title:

The dust bowl / by John Farris ; illustrations by Chris Miller.

Publisher:

Lucent Books,

Copyright Date:

c1989

Description:

p. cm.

Subject:

Dust storms--Great Plains.
Droughts--Great Plains--History.
Droughts--Great Plains--Juvenile literature.--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Droughts--Southwestern States--Juvenile literature.--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Agriculture--Great Plains--History.
Agriculture--Great Plains--Juvenile literature.--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Agriculture--Southwestern States--Juvenile literature.--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Depressions--1929---Great Plains--Juvenile literature.
Depressions--1929---Southwestern States--Juvenile literature.
Great Plains--History.
Great Plains--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Southwestern States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.

Other Authors:

Miller, Chris, 1957-, ill.

Notes:

Includes index. Bibliography: p.

Summary:

Discusses the disastrous drought in the United States during the 1930s which made a "dust bowl" out of a part of the Great Plains, causing great hardship to farmers.

Series:

World disasters

ISBN:

1560060050
9781560060055

Locations:

MXPG943 -- Fort Dodge Public Library (Fort Dodge)

REPC017 -- Greenfield Public Library (Greenfield)

HNPC845 -- Hawarden Public Library (Hawarden)

FVPB284 -- Hopkinton Public Library (Hopkinton)

GKPC851 -- Huxley Public Library (Huxley)

LEPI975 -- Woodbury County Library (Moville)

CQPE926 -- Washington Free Public Library (Washington)

MUPB553 -- Whittemore Public Library (Whittemore)