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The dust storms that terrorized America's High Plains in the darkest years of the Depression were like nothing seen before or since, and the stories of the people that persevered have never been fully told. In this enlightening and touching text, Timothy Egan follows a half-dozen families and their communities through the rise and fall of the region.
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The dust storms that terrorized America's High Plains in the darkest years of the Depression were like nothing ever seen before or since, and the stories of the people that held on have never been fully told. Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times journalist and author Timothy Egan follows a half-dozen families and their communities through the rise and fall of the region, going from sod huts to new framed houses to huddling in basements with the windows sealed by damp sheets in a futile effort to keep the dust out. He follows their desperate attempts to carry on through blinding black blizzards, crop failure, and the death of loved ones. Drawing on the voices of those who stayed and survived--those who, now in their eighties and nineties, will soon carry their memories to the grave--Egan tells a story of endurance and heroism against the backdrop of the Great Depression.
Egan captures the very voice of the time--its grit, pathos, and abiding heroism--as only great history can. Combining the human drama of Isaac's Storm with the sweep of The American People in the Great Depression , The Worst Hard Time is a lasting and important work of American history.
Author Notes
Timothy Egan is a national enterprise reporter for the New York Times . He is the author of four books and the recipient of several awards, including the Pulitzer Prize. He lives in Seattle.
An AudioFile Earphones Award winner and Audie Award finalist, Patrick Lawlor is also an accomplished stage actor.
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The dust storms that terrorized America's High Plains in the darkest years of the Depression were like nothing ever seen before or since, and the stories of the people that held on have never been fully told. Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times journalist and author Timothy Egan follows a half-dozen families and their communities through the rise and fall of the region, going from sod huts to new framed houses to huddling in basements with the windows sealed by damp sheets in a futile effort to keep the dust out. He follows their desperate attempts to carry on through blinding black blizzards, crop failure, and the death of loved ones. Drawing on the voices of those who stayed and survived, those who, now in their eighties and nineties, will soon carry their memories to the grave, Egan tells a story of endurance and heroism against the backdrop of the Great Depression. Excerpted from The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl by Timothy Egan All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.Table of Contents
Introduction: Live Through This | p. 1 |
I Promise: The Great Plowup, 19011930 | |
1 The Wanderer | p. 13 |
2 No Man's Land | p. 32 |
3 Creating Dalhart | p. 52 |
4 High Plains Deutsch | p. 59 |
5 Last of the Great Plowup | p. 73 |
II Betrayal, 19311933 | |
6 First Wave | p. 91 |
7 A Darkening | p. 103 |
8 In a Dry Land | p. 115 |
9 New Leader, New Deal | p. 128 |
10 Big Blows | p. 136 |
III Blowup, 19341939 | |
11 Triage | p. 145 |
12 The Long Darkness | p. 155 |
13 The Struggle for Air | p. 171 |
14 Showdown in Dalhart | p. 176 |
15 Duster's Eve | p. 193 |
16 Black Sunday | p. 198 |
17 A Call to Arms | p. 222 |
18 Goings | p. 236 |
19 Witnesses | p. 242 |
20 The Saddest Land | p. 254 |
21 Verdict | p. 265 |
22 Cornhusker II | p. 273 |
23 The Last Men | p. 279 |
24 Cornhusker III | p. 293 |
25 Rain | p. 303 |
Epilogue | p. 309 |
Notes and Sources | p. 315 |
Acknowledgments | p. 328 |
Index | p. 331 |