The Worst Hard Time
The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl
by Timothy Egan
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Recommended by 3 notable people, including Lisa Bloom and Jess Phoenix
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Recommended by 3 sources and appears in American History, History, and Nonfiction.
The dust storms that terrorized the High Plains in the darkest years of the Depression were like nothing ever seen before or since. Timothy Egan?s critically acclaimed account rescues this iconic chapter of American history from the shadows in a tour de force of historical reportage. Following a dozen families and their communities through the rise...
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Recommended by 3 sources and appears in American History, History, and Nonfiction.
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