With beautiful sepia photographs, primary sources, a glossary of terms and informative inlays, Marrin’s Years of Dust presents a unique perspective on the Dust Bowl, focusing on the environment of the Great Plains, the impact of westward expansion and modernized farming techniques, and the ecological disaster that resulted in the dust storms of the 1930s. Providing information about the indigenous tribes who once called the Great Plains their home, the impact of the Great Depression, the mass-exodus of families from the Dust Bowl, and the current trends of desertification worldwide, Years of Dust is an excellent introduction to the complex reasons for and consequences of environmental disaster.
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