The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl
of Timothy Egan (Goodreads Author)
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The dust storms that terrorized the High Plains in the darkest years of the Depression were like nothing ever seen before or since. Timothy Eganâs 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 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, âthe stoic, long-suffering men and women whose lives he opens up with urgency and respectâ (New York Times).In an era that promises ever-greater natural disasters, The Worst Hard Time is âarguably the best nonfiction book yetâ (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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- Format Paperback
- Pages 340 pages
- Publisher Mariner Books
- Publication Date September 1st 2006
- First Publication 12/14/05
- Language English
- ISBN 9780618773473
- Edition Not informed
- Category History & Politics
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