Rooted in dust : surviving drought and depression in southwestern Kansas / Pamela Riney-Kehrberg.
Rooted in dust : surviving drought and depression in southwestern Kansas / Pamela Riney-Kehrberg.
Rooted in dust : surviving drought and depression in southwestern Kansas / Pamela Riney-Kehrberg.
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Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, c1994.
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N330.9781/1
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English
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Physical content
xiv, 249 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Hardly a Cloud in the Sky -- 2. Trials, Tests, and Hard Times -- 3. A Cow in Every Yard -- 4. "Everything Comes from Washington" -- 5. The Hardest of Times -- 6. Down but Not Out -- 7. Facing a Crisis of Confidence -- 8. Too Poor to Leave, Too Discouraged to Stay -- Epilogue: The Dust Settles --...
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Publisher
Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, c1994.
Place of Publication
Kansas
Date Published
c1994.
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Summary
When drought and depression hit southwestern Kansas, thousands fled the region. But, surprisingly, more than three-quarters of the population stayed. Examining the social impact of economic hardship and environmental disaster, Pamela Riney-Kehrberg illustrates how both farm and town families survived by finding odd jobs, working in government progr...
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Rooted in dust : surviving drought and depression in southwestern Kansas / Pamela Riney-Kehrberg.
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Rural America.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-240) and index.
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N330.9781/1
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74VK7ZLZXlp3
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ISBN
0700606440 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780700606443 (cloth : alk. paper)
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330.97814032
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991022694569702626
