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The Worst Hard Time

The dust storms that terrorized America's High Plains in the darkest years of the Depression were like nothing ever seen. In 'The Worst Hard Time,' the Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times journalist and author Timothy Egan tells the epic story of this environmental disaster and its impact on the communities stricken with fear and choked by dust in the 'dirty thirties.' This is the story of those who stayed and survived--those who, now in their eighties and nineties, will soon carry their memories to the grave--and it is an extraordinary story of endurance and heroism.

Grade level:	12     Educator
Scope:	all states
Academic Subject:	Agriculture (Career & Tech) Health Science Life/Biological Sciences Agri-science Botany Environmental Science Physical Sciences Earth Science Social Studies Technology
Agricultural Content:	Agribusiness Systems Sustainable Agriculture Animal Systems Environment/Natural Resources Conservation Ecology Environmental Science Land Use Natural Resource Management Soils/Agronomy Water/Watersheds/Water Resource Management Food Systems/Nutrition Food Plant Systems Field Crops Weather American Agricultural History Hunger/Malnutrition Health & Nutrition Global Agricultural Issues Plant Growth & Development
Author:	Timothy Egan
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Publisher:	Mariner Books
Copyright:	2006
Reviewer Comments:	Recommended as an Educator's Resource due to the powerful stories which have significant relevance for teachers and students who study the impacts felt during the Dust Bowl and Great Depression and the potential consequences for our current environmental problems. A National Book Award winner.
Resource ID:	2945
Source:	http://google.com
Media 1:	It's a Book media type. URL: Website ISBN: 978-0618773473 Pages: 340 Bound: Paperback