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The Black Sunday dust blizzard : a day that changed America / by Bruce Berglund.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Days that changed AmericaPublisher: North Mankato, Minnesota : Capstone Press, an imprint of Capstone, [2023]Description: 32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781666341508
  • 1666341509
  • 9781666341515
  • 1666341517
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
A home on the plains -- Drought arrives -- Black Sunday -- How the Dust Bowl changed the West.
Summary: "The 1930s were a tough time. The Great Depression left many people jobless and penniless. Dust storms and drought led to failed crops. Livestock died. People thought things couldn't get much worse. Then, on April 14, 1935, the sky turned black. For hours, an enormous dust blizzard blanketed the country in darkness. Now readers can step back in time to learn about what led up to this terrifying storm, how the tragic event unfolded, and the ways in which one dark day changed America forever"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 973.91 B498 Available 33111010895940
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The 1930s were a tough time. The Great Depression left many people jobless and penniless. Dust storms and drought led to failed crops. Livestock died. People thought things couldn't get much worse. Then, on April 14, 1935, the sky turned black. For hours, an enormous dust blizzard blanketed the country in darkness. Now readers can step back in time to learn about what led up to this terrifying storm, how the tragic event unfolded, and the ways in which one dark day changed America forever.

Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.

A home on the plains -- Drought arrives -- Black Sunday -- How the Dust Bowl changed the West.

"The 1930s were a tough time. The Great Depression left many people jobless and penniless. Dust storms and drought led to failed crops. Livestock died. People thought things couldn't get much worse. Then, on April 14, 1935, the sky turned black. For hours, an enormous dust blizzard blanketed the country in darkness. Now readers can step back in time to learn about what led up to this terrifying storm, how the tragic event unfolded, and the ways in which one dark day changed America forever"-- Provided by publisher.

Ages 8-11 Capstone Press.

Grades 4-6 Capstone Press.

RL: 3-4 ; IL: 3-5.

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