The dust bowl
By: by John Farris ; illustrations by Maurie Manning ... [et al.].
Contributors: Manning, Maurie, ill.
Series: World disasters
Publisher: Lucent Books
Published: 1989
Place of publication: San Diego
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
Subjects: Droughts -- Southwestern States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.; Droughts -- Great Plains -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.; Depressions -- 1929- -- Southwestern States -- Juvenile literature.; Depressions -- 1929- -- Great Plains -- Juvenile literature.; Agriculture -- Southwestern States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.; Agriculture -- Great Plains -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.; Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939 -- Juvenile literature.; Droughts -- Great Plains -- History.; Agriculture -- Great Plains -- History.; Dust storms -- Great Plains.; Southwestern States -- History -- Juvenile literature.; Great Plains -- History -- Juvenile literature.; Great Plains -- History.
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: Discusses the disastrous drought in the United States during the 1930s which made a "dust bowl" out of a part of the Great Plains, causing great hardship to farmers.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 60) and index.