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Author:
Stanley, Jerry, 1941-
Title:
Children of the Dust Bowl : the true story of the school at Weedpatch Camp / Jerry Stanley ; illustrated with photographs.
Publisher:
Scholastic,
Copyright Date:
c1992
Description:
85 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Children of migrant laborers--History--Arvin--Arvin--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Droughts--Southwestern States--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Depressions--1929--Great Plains.--Juvenile literature.
Depressions--1929--Southwestern States--Juvenile literature.
Notes:
"This edition is only available for distribution through the school market"--P. [4] of cover. Includes bibliographical references (p. 78-80) and index.
Summary:
Describes the plight of the migrant workers who traveled from the Dust Bowl to California during the Depression and were forced to live in a federal labor camp and discusses the school that was built for their children.
ISBN:
9780590062053
0590062050
OCLC:
(OCoLC)49323471
Locations:
HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)

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