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The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great Ame - GOOD
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- ISBN
- 0618773479
- Book Title
- Worst Hard Time : The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl: a National Book Award Winner
- Item Length
- 8.2in
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Publication Year
- 2006
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8in
- Genre
- Nature, Business & Economics, History
- Topic
- Weather, Natural Disasters, Economic History, United States / 20th Century, United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi)
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Item Weight
- 11.1 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 352 Pages
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This National Book Award-winning story, a tour de force of historical reportage, rescues an iconic chapter of American history--the Dust Bowl that terrorized the High Plains in the darkest years of the Depression--from the shadows. Following a dozen families and their communities through the rise and fall of the region, Egan tells of their desperate attempts to carry on through blinding black dust blizzards, crop failure, and the death of loved ones. Brilliantly capturing the terrifying drama of catastrophe, Egan does equal justice to the human characters who become his heroes, "the stoic, long-suffering men and women whose lives he opens up with urgency and respect" (New York Times). In an era that promises ever-greater natural disasters, The Worst Hard Time is "arguably the best nonfiction book yet" (Austin Statesman Journal) on the greatest environmental disaster ever to be visited upon our land and a powerful cautionary tale about the dangers of trifling with nature.
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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0618773479
ISBN-13
9780618773473
eBay Product ID (ePID)
62999755
Product Key Features
Book Title
Worst Hard Time : The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl: a National Book Award Winner
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Weather, Natural Disasters, Economic History, United States / 20th Century, United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi)
Publication Year
2006
Genre
Nature, Business & Economics, History
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.2in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
11.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
F595.E38 2006
Grade from
Ninth Grade
Reviews
[A] fierce, humane account of the dreams and extremes that crashed head on during the nearly decade-long calamity of the Dust Bowl. The New York Times [A] vivid and gritty piece of forgotten history. USA Today "The Worst Hard Time" provides a sobering, gripping account of a disaster whose wounds are still not fully healed today. Boston Globe The Worst Hard Time is a haunting work of narrative nonfiction. The Baltimore Sun Egan has admirably captured a part of our American experience that should not be forgotten. The San Francisco Chronicle Egan is a passionate and accomplished writer...Read this for history, not inspiration or entertainment. The Denver Post Egan's account of the Dust Bowl era is a final, terrible rebuke to the policies of America's dying days of frontier expansion. The Seattle Times THE WORST HARD TIME is a flat-out masterpiece of historical reportage. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Table of Content
Contents Introduction: Live Through This 1 I * PROMISE: The Great Plowup, 1901-1930 1. The Wanderer 13 2. No Man's Land 32 3. Creating Dalhart 52 4. High Plains Deutsch 59 5. Last of the Great Plowup 73 II * BETRAYAL, 1931-1933 6. First Wave 91 7. A Darkening 103 8. In a Dry Land 115 9. New Leader, New Deal 128 10. Big Blows 136 III * BLOWUP, 1934-1939 11. Triage 145 12. The Long Darkness 155 13. The Struggle for Air 171 14. Showdown in Dalhart 176 15. Duster's Eve 193 16. Black Sunday 198 17. A Call to Arms 222 18. Goings 236 19. Witnesses 242 20. The Saddest Land 254 21. Verdict 265 22. Cornhusker II 273 23. The Last Men 279 24. Cornhusker III 293 25. Rain 303 Epilogue 309 Notes and Sources 315 Acknowledgments 328 Index 331
Copyright Date
2005
Dewey Decimal
978/.032
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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Fast shipping. Book exactly as described - excellent shape. Seller highly recommended!
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Great condition and price for a book I've been wanting to read. THANKS!
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always on time delivery! This is a very detailed account, of the dust bowl, it's causes, aftereffects, the soil, the people, and the economy. A very well written book. Thanks
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- Jun 23, 2018Top favorable review
A great read if you like reading about our history or disasters.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: thrift.books
- Aug 31, 2021
Great Historical Read!
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- Jun 04, 2012
A fascinating read about a shameful and distructive agricultural practice.
- Mar 21, 2023
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- Dec 06, 2022
A sad story of poor land mangement
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