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Years Of Dust (2009)

by Albert Marrin(Favorite Author)

3.76 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0525420770 (ISBN13: 9780525420774)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Dutton Juvenile

review 1: As always, Marrin gives good information on and explanation of a complicated situation. He covers the ecological and social aspects of the Dust Bowl and ends with accounts of other trouble spots in today's world. While I can't comfortably read about the government's role in addressing the problems ("some of which resulted from other, earlier government intervention," Nigel reminded me), I was amazed at the conditions in which the people affected lived and their ability to survive and keep going. "We don't want to go where we'll be a nuisance to anybody," one family said. What a contrast to today's attitudes of entitlement!
review 2: I'd heard about the dust bowl, the Great Depression of the 1930's, the horrible drought that struck the midwestern states as ... moremy father was growing up in Iowa. This is a beautiful book about an ugly period in US history. The author, Albert Marrin, clearly describes what caused this economic and environmental catastrophe. Compelling photos taken in the 1930's by Dorothea Lange bring the narrative to life. Highly recommended! less

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