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"Uses primary sources to tell the story of the Dust Bowl"--
Author : Rebecca Langston-George
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 17,63 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1491418400
"Uses primary sources to tell the story of the Dust Bowl"--
Author : Karen Hesse
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 25,75 MB
Release : 2012-09-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0545517125
Acclaimed author Karen Hesse's Newbery Medal-winning novel-in-verse explores the life of fourteen-year-old Billie Jo growing up in the dust bowls of Oklahoma. Out of the Dust joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes exclusive bonus content!"Dust piles up like snow across the prairie. . . ."A terrible accident has transformed Billie Jo's life, scarring her inside and out. Her mother is gone. Her father can't talk about it. And the one thing that might make her feel better -- playing the piano -- is impossible with her wounded hands.To make matters worse, dust storms are devastating the family farm and all the farms nearby. While others flee from the dust bowl, Billie Jo is left to find peace in the bleak landscape of Oklahoma -- and in the surprising landscape of her own heart.
Author : R. Douglas Hurt
Publisher : Taylor Trade Publications
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 37,93 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780882295411
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Author : Caroline Henderson
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 29,67 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780806135403
A collection of letters and articles written by Caroline Henderson between 1908 and 1966 which provide insight into her life in the Great Plains, featuring both published materials and private correspondence. Includes a biographical profile, chapter introductions, and annotations.
Author : Rebecca Langston-George
Publisher : Capstone Classroom
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 30,47 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Depressions
ISBN : 1491418443
"Uses primary sources to tell the story of the Dust Bowl"--
Author : John Steinbeck
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 23,78 MB
Release : 2023-06-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9789358045291
The Grapes of Wrath is a novel written by John Steinbeck that tells the story of the Joad family's journey from Oklahoma to California during the Great Depression. The novel highlights the struggles and hardships faced by migrant workers during this time, as well as the exploitation they faced at the hands of wealthy landowners. Steinbeck's writing style is raw and powerful, with vivid descriptions that bring the characters and their surroundings to life. The novel has been widely acclaimed for its social commentary and remains a classic in American literature. Despite being published over 80 years ago, the novel still resonates with readers today, serving as a reminder of the importance of empathy and compassion towards those who are less fortunate.
Author : Studs Terkel
Publisher : New Press/ORIM
Page : 641 pages
File Size : 40,17 MB
Release : 2011-07-26
Category : History
ISBN : 1595587608
From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Good War: A masterpiece of modern journalism and “a huge anthem in praise of the American spirit” (Saturday Review). In this “invaluable record” of one of the most dramatic periods in modern American history, Studs Terkel recaptures the Great Depression of the 1930s in all its complexity. Featuring a mosaic of memories from politicians, businessmen, artists, striking workers, and Okies, from those who were just kids to those who remember losing a fortune, Hard Times is not only a gold mine of information but a fascinating interplay of memory and fact, revealing how the 1929 stock market crash and its repercussions radically changed the lives of a generation. The voices that speak from the pages of this unique book are as timeless as the lessons they impart (The New York Times). “Hard Times doesn’t ‘render’ the time of the depression—it is that time, its lingo, mood, its tragic and hilarious stories.” —Arthur Miller “Wonderful! The American memory, the American way, the American voice. It will resurrect your faith in all of us to read this book.” —Newsweek “Open Studs Terkel’s book to almost any page and rich memories spill out . . . Read a page, any page. Then try to stop.” —The National Observer
Author : Pamela Riney-Kehrberg
Publisher :
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 32,81 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
Examines the social impact of drought and depression in Kansas, illustrating how both farm and town families dealt with the deprivation by finding odd jobs, working in government programmes, or depending on federal and private assistance.
Author : Robert S. McElvaine
Publisher : Crown
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 16,54 MB
Release : 2010-10-27
Category : History
ISBN : 0307774449
One of the classic studies of the Great Depression, featuring a new introduction by the author with insights into the economic crises of 1929 and today. In the twenty-five years since its publication, critics and scholars have praised historian Robert McElvaine’s sweeping and authoritative history of the Great Depression as one of the best and most readable studies of the era. Combining clear-eyed insight into the machinations of politicians and economists who struggled to revive the battered economy, personal stories from the average people who were hardest hit by an economic crisis beyond their control, and an evocative depiction of the popular culture of the decade, McElvaine paints an epic picture of an America brought to its knees—but also brought together by people’s widely shared plight. In a new introduction, McElvaine draws striking parallels between the roots of the Great Depression and the economic meltdown that followed in the wake of the credit crisis of 2008. He also examines the resurgence of anti-regulation free market ideology, beginning in the Reagan era, and argues that some economists and politicians revised history and ignored the lessons of the Depression era.
Author : Jerry Stanley
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 36,61 MB
Release : 2014-11-26
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0307792471
Illus. with photographs from the Dust Bowl era. This true story took place at the emergency farm-labor camp immortalized in Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath. Ostracized as "dumb Okies," the children of Dust Bowl migrant laborers went without school--until Superintendent Leo Hart and 50 Okie kids built their own school in a nearby field.