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The Dust Bowl: An Illustrated History (2012)

by Ken Burns(Favorite Author)

4.27 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1452107947 (ISBN13: 9781452107943)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Chronicle Books

review 1: This is a fascinating, heartbreaking book about America's worst man made catastrophe, and how we seem on course to repeat it. I did not see the series on PBS but the memories of those who lived through it are completely engrossing. It really makes you realize the "hardships" that most people claim to experience today, PALE in comparison to what people had to endure during the great depression, the dust bowl, and WWII. I highly recommend this book.
review 2: I think this may be the first coffee table book I actually read. I missed the first half of the Ken Burns film so my husband bought me the book. It is beautifully illustrated and well written. It gives a nice, readable history of the Dust Bowl era and area. It is a cautionary tale that ends with a warni... moreng. It's not if it will happen again, just when. As former wheat farmer turned science teacher Wayne Lewis said "History is of value only if you learn from it." less

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