Dust Bowl : the southern Plains in the 1930s / Donald Worster.
| Author/creator | Worster, Donald, 1941- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | 25th anniversary ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Oxford University Press, 2004. |
| Description | 1 online resource (x, 290 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Supplemental Content | EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Physical medium | illustration |
| Physical medium | map |
| Series | ACLS Humanites E-book ACLS Humanities E-Book. |
| Contents | A darkling plain. The black blizzards roll in ; If it rains ; Okies and exodusters -- Prelude to dust. What holds the earth together ; Sodbusting -- Cimarron County, Oklahoma. Frontier in ruins ; When the cattle ate tumbleweeds ; Hard times in the Panhandle -- Haskell County, Kansas. Unsettled ground ; The wheat farmer and the welfare state ; A sense of place -- A New Deal for the land. Facing up to limits ; Learning from nature ; Make two blades of grass grow ; Epilogue : on a thin edge. |
| Abstract | Personal recollections recreate experiences of two Dust Bowl communities. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-283) and index. |
| Source of description | Print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Worster, Donald, 1941- Dust Bowl. 25th anniversary ed. New York : Oxford University Press, 2004 0195174895 9780195174892 |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Worster. Dust Bowl : The Southern Plains in The 1930s. Cary : Oxford University Press USA - OSO, ©2004 9780195174885 |
| Genre/form | History |
| LCCN | 2004054703 |
| ISBN | 9780199758692 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 0199758697 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 9780195032123 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 0195032128 (paperback) |
| Stock number | ACLS Load May 2020 |
| Stock number | ACLS Humanities E-Books |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |