false 50040353 290438 72223 0618773479 9780618773473 928 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170807035m/72223.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170807035s/72223.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/72223.The_Worst_Hard_Time_The_Untold_Story_of_Those_Who_Survived_the_Great_American_Dust_Bowl 4.03 2745 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.</DIV>]]> 40820 3.99 3250 1069 2006 5 1 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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