Riney-Kehrberg, P: Rooted in Dust
Surviving Drought And Depression In Southwestern Kansas
- Editore:
University Press of Kansas
- EAN:
9780700608393
- ISBN:
0700608397
- Pagine:
- 250
- Formato:
- Paperback
- Lingua:
- Inglese
Descrizione Riney-Kehrberg, P: Rooted in Dust
"A significant contribution to the environmental and social history of the Dust Bowl. Riney-Kehrberg describes the most forgotten figures in the history of the Dust Bowl, those who remained on the land. In rich detail, she paints a picture of remarkable tenacity and inventiveness among those who hung on month by month". -- Environmental History"Riney-Kehrberg makes a great contribution to our understanding of the Depression in rural and small town America. She illustrates the exhaustion of those who faced year after year of economic and ecological devastation and the creativity with which they met these obstacles. Her descriptions of everyday life in the years of drought and blowing dust are excellent". -- Mary Neth, author of Preserving the Family Farm."Recommended reading for anyone concerned with the history of environmental and public welfare policies, as well as agricultural history and rural social history". -- American Historical Review."A finely crafted social history. Stark and evocative photos enhance the work". -- Journal of American History.
