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The Dust Bowl : an illustrated history / by Dayton Duncan ; with a preface by Ken Burns ; picture research by Aileen Silverstone and Susan Shumaker.
Draws on reports, newspaper articles, and interviews to chronicle the American Dust Bowl, providing photographs to illustrate the catastrophe as well as offer a tribute to man's relationship to the land and his ability to persevere.
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- ISBN: 9781452107943
- ISBN: 1452107947
- Physical Description: 231 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 29 cm.
- Publisher: San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2012]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Based on a film by Ken Burns, produced by Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns, and Julie Dunfey, written by Dayton Duncan." Map on lining papers. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Preface: Listening to the land / by Ken Burns -- The great plow up -- Midnight with no stars -- The crucible -- Dust to eat -- The end of the world -- Reaping the whirlwind -- Grab a root and growl -- Canaan land -- Thou shalt not bear false witness -- Okies -- The cruel crisis -- The western gate. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Algansee Branch | 978.032 DUN (Text) | 35402423918835 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |