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The Dust Bowl (1931-1939): A Devastating Period in American History

Explore the impact of the Dust Bowl during the Great Depression. Discover firsthand accounts of the dust storms, the hardships faced by farmers, and the effects on the United States.

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The Dust Bowl (1931-1939): A Devastating Period in American History

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  1. The Dust Bowl 1931 - 1939

  2. “We haven’t had a good crop in three years, not since the bounty of ’31, and we’re all whittled down to the bone these days,” Karen Hesse Out of the Dust

  3. “We watched as the storm swallowed the light. The sky turned from blue to black, night descended in an instant and the dust was on us.” Karen Hesse Out of the Dust

  4. “Dust lay two feet deep in ripply waves across the parlor floor, dust blanketed the cookstove, the icebox, the kitchen chairs, everything deep in dust.” Karen Hesse Out of the Dust

  5. South Carolina Curriculum Standards Social Studies I.5.2.8 Explain the effect of the Great Depression on the United States. Internet Resources: http://www.ptsi.net/user/museum/dustbowl.html http://www.humanities-interactive.org/texas/dustbowl/ http://www.weru.ksu.edu/new_weru/multimedia/dustbowl/dustbowlpics.html

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