dust bowl era, 1931-1939

Recounts the experiences of six families and they communities as they struggle to survive the dust storms that terrorized America's High Plains during the Great Depression.

Provides a brief description, through the story of one family, of the Dust Bowl, a series of dust storms that forced hundreds of thousands of families to leave their homes and farms and migrate away from the Great Plains area of the United States between 1930 and 1939.

Eleven-year-old Jack Clark struggles with everyday obstacles while his family and community contend with the challenges brought on by the Dust Bowl in 1937 Kansas.

"Paul's family has struggled to make ends meet during the devastating dust storms of the Midwest. When a family arrives in need, Jake must choose between helping the family or saving his beloved calf. A Christmas miracle helps him learn the true meaning of the season"--Provided by publisher.

When the devastation wrought by endless dust storms in 1930s Oklahoma makes orphans of Jack, his schoolmate Jane, and her brother Tony, they take the truck of a dead man and set out to find a new start.

Contains three story paths which allow the reader to explore the people and events of the U.S. Dust Bowl from the perspectives of a farmer, a migrant worker, and a government photographer. Includes a time line and resources for further study.

"It's 1934 and the Bell farm in Mulehead, Oklahoma is struggling as the earliest storms of The Dust Bowl descend. All around them the wheat harvests are drying out and people are packing up their belongings as storms lay waste to the Great Plains. As the Bells wait for the rains to come, Annie and each member of her family are pulled in different directions"--Provided by publisher.

Examines the causes and consequences of the American dust bowl in the 1930s.

Collects five episodes of "American Experience" that examine historical and significant events from the 1930s, covering the stock market crash of 1929, the Civilian Conservation Corps, the construction of the Hoover Dam, the Dust Bowl, and Seabiscuit.

Presents the events of the Dust Bowl which occured during the 1930s from three different perspectives, an Oklahoma farmer, a migrant worker in California, and a government journalist.