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The worst hard time : : the untold story of those who survived the great American dust bowl
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Names |
Egan, Timothy.
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Book Number |
BR016831
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Title Status |
Active
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Medium |
Braille
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Download Link |
Volume 1.
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Volume 2.
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Volume 3.
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Annotation |
Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter recounts the experiences of homesteaders who remained on their land during the 1930s dust storms that ravaged the southern Great Plains. Examines both human and ecological aspects of the disaster and the effects on survivors' daily lives, health, and communities. Nat'l Book Award. 2006.
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Local Subject |
Adult Book - AD
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Adult Non-Fiction - AN
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History - HST
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History, United States - HUS
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Award-Winning Adult Books - AWA
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History, U.S. - 20th Century - HUT
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Short Book - SH
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Audience Notes |
Award winner.
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LC Subject |
Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939
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Droughts - Great Plains - History - 20th century
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Dust storms - Great Plains - History - 20th century
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Depressions - 1929 - Great Plains
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Great Plains - History - 20th century
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Great Plains - Social conditions - 20th century
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Call Number |
978.032 ANF
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Language |
English
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Released |
2006
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Publication Info |
Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 2006 (Associated Services for the Blind, transcribing agency. Associated Services for the Blind, distributor.)
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Original Publication |
Reproduction of: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., c2006.
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