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PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-100525420770

ISBN-139780525420774

eBay Product ID (ePID)71667074

Product Key Features

Book TitleYears of Dust : the Story of the Dust Bowl

Number of Pages128 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2013

TopicScience & Nature / Environmental Science & Ecosystems, Lifestyles / Farm & Ranch Life, Science & Nature / Earth Sciences / Weather, History / United States / General, People & Places / United States / General, History / United States / 20th Century

IllustratorYes

GenreJuvenile Nonfiction

AuthorAlbert Marrin

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight29.3 Oz

Item Length9.4 in

Item Width11.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

LCCN2008-013898

Dewey Edition22

Grade FromFifth Grade

Dewey Decimal978/.032

Grade ToEighth Grade

SynopsisCalling it the worst environmental disaster in American history, historian Marrin (The Great Adventure) chronicles the Dust Bowl of the 1930sits causes, devastation, aftermath and potential to recur. The large format allows for plenty of sidebars, maps and striking sepia photographs as Marrin addresses wide-ranging topics, from a discussion of prairie ecology to the story behind Dorothea Lange's famous Migrant Mother photograph. Nine chapters detail events leading up to the demise of the prairie grasslands and the tragedies of those affected by the severe dust storms that followed. Easily comprehensible, the lengthy narrative leaves nothing undefined. Numerous side panels place aspects of the tragedy in context, e.g., in recounting the slaughter of buffalo, a sidebar shows a drawing of a buffalo hunter on the cover of Harper's Weekly (Hunters were social outcasts. Even the army did not want them). The captions also offer relevant information. Marrin ends with a warning that this type of avoidable disaster can strike again (he notes the dust storms currently taking place in China). A glossary, extensive bibliography and index wrap up this thorough work. Ages 9up. (Aug.) Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved., Before global warming, there was dust. In the 1930s, dangerous black storms swept through the Great Plains. Created by drought and reckless farming, these lethal storms were part of an environmental, economic, and human catastrophe that changed the course of American history. In riveting, accessible prose, an acclaimed historian explains the causes behind the disaster and explores the Dust Bowl's impact, from a rich cultural legacy to the visionary conservation that would finally offer hope to the Plains.

LC Classification NumberF595.M343 2009