false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170807035m/72223.jpg 72223 9 The dust storms that terrorized the High Plains in the darkest years of the Depression were like nothing ever seen before or since. Timothy Egan's critically acclaimed account rescues this iconic chapter of American history from the shadows in a tour de force of historical reportage. Following a dozen families and their communities through the rise and fall of the region, Egan tells of their desperate attempts to carry on through blinding black dust blizzards, crop failure, and the death of loved ones. Brilliantly capturing the terrifying drama of catastrophe, Egan does equal justice to the human characters who become his heroes, "the stoic, long suffering men and women whose lives he opens up with urgency and respect" (New York Times). In an era that promises ever-greater natural disasters, The Worst Hard Time is "arguably the best nonfiction book yet" (Austin Statesman Journal) on the greatest environmental disaster ever to be visited upon our land and a powerful cautionary tale about the dangers of trifling with nature. 3222858 1 9 2006 The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl total:2661|5:873|4:1152|3:488|2:117|1:31| 2661 10702 4731 923 5 6 false false Wed Apr 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 13:32:27 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 13:38:41 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 4 false false Tue Jun 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 29 08:09:53 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 03 11:53:48 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Mon Mar 09 09:09:23 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 09 09:18:11 -0700 2009
Timothy Egan's book has an unusual perspective. It is about those who *stayed* in Oklahoma and the Te...more...]]> 1 4 false false Sat Nov 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 13 12:34:25 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 15 16:29:13 -0800 2008
UPDATE: I gave up! I must be the only person on the planet who didn't like this book. I found the writing to be overblown, over-the-top, even si...more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Dec 05 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 09:17:29 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 10:00:19 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Feb 15 14:03:05 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 14:13:48 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Mar 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 04:42:41 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 11:17:49 -0700 2009
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'Tis on thy bar...more...]]> 4 2 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Apr 14 17:47:49 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 14 17:53:53 -0700 2008 3 2 false false Tue Sep 18 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Nov 29 00:38:23 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 29 00:38:43 -0800 2008 more...]]> 0 1 false false Tue Oct 14 11:33:19 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 14 11:33:35 -0700 2008 by Timothy Egan

You may have seen photos of the Dust Bowl, but read Timothy Egan's comprehensive history and you can taste the dirt and feel the wind blast against your skin.

Egan's "The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who S...more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Aug 21 13:35:12 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 21 13:36:38 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Jun 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 22 01:56:18 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 22 03:28:25 -0700 2008 The Worst Hard Time. While it serves as a good “disaster” companion to John Barry’s magnificent Rising Tide, I found Egan’s effort a bit dryer. That’s probably due to the subject: Dust, Dust, Dust. You breathe it, you eat it, you sleep with i...more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Dec 11 09:07:33 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 13 06:47:02 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 25 21:48:06 -0700 2007 Tue Nov 03 07:56:40 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Oct 15 17:29:59 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 15 17:34:14 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue May 29 21:58:34 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 12 12:53:58 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Mar 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 08:09:06 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 22:08:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Apr 04 11:57:50 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 12:07:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu May 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 17:40:30 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 19:18:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Feb 01 14:23:01 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 14:28:57 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=72223