Hardy Ones: By 1936, nearly a quarter of the people living in the Southern Plains had begun to leave, driven from their homes by the Great Depression and the unrelenting drought. (Part 4 of 4)
Reaping the Whirlwind: As the Great Depression continued into 1935, the inhabitants of the Southern Plains also had to contend with 'black blizzards' that wiped out crops and livestock. (Part 3 of 4)
Reaping the Whirlwind: As the Great Depression continued into 1935, the inhabitants of the Southern Plains also had to contend with 'black blizzards' that wiped out crops and livestock. (Part 3 of 4)
Dust to Eat: By 1933, the people of the Southern Plains were already weary of the year-long drought that had withered their crops and turned their fields to dust. (Part 2 of 4)
The Great Plow Up: Series chronicling the worst man-made ecological disaster in US history, when drought combined with the 'Great Plow-Up' of topsoil created catastrophic dust storms. (Part 1 of 4)
The Great Plow Up: Series chronicling the worst man-made ecological disaster in US history, when drought combined with the 'Great Plow-Up' of topsoil created catastrophic dust storms. (Part 1 of 4)
Hardy Ones: By 1936, nearly a quarter of the people living in the Southern Plains had begun to leave, driven from their homes by the Great Depression and the unrelenting drought. (Part 4 of 4)
Reaping the Whirlwind: As the Great Depression continued into 1935, the inhabitants of the Southern Plains also had to contend with 'black blizzards' that wiped out crops and livestock. (Part 3 of 4)
Dust to Eat: By 1933, the people of the Southern Plains were already weary of the year-long drought that had withered their crops and turned their fields to dust. (Part 2 of 4)
The Great Plow Up: Series chronicling the worst man-made ecological disaster in US history, when drought combined with the 'Great Plow-Up' of topsoil created catastrophic dust storms. (Part 1 of 4)
Hardy Ones: By 1936, nearly a quarter of the people living in the Southern Plains had begun to leave, driven from their homes by the Great Depression and the unrelenting drought. (Part 4 of 4)
Hardy Ones: By 1936, nearly a quarter of the people living in the Southern Plains had begun to leave, driven from their homes by the Great Depression and the unrelenting drought. (Part 4 of 4)
Reaping the Whirlwind: As the Great Depression continued into 1935, the inhabitants of the Southern Plains also had to contend with 'black blizzards' that wiped out crops and livestock. (Part 3 of 4)
Reaping the Whirlwind: As the Great Depression continued into 1935, the inhabitants of the Southern Plains also had to contend with 'black blizzards' that wiped out crops and livestock. (Part 3 of 4)
Dust to Eat: By 1933, the people of the Southern Plains were already weary of the year-long drought that had withered their crops and turned their fields to dust. (Part 2 of 4)
Dust to Eat: By 1933, the people of the Southern Plains were already weary of the year-long drought that had withered their crops and turned their fields to dust. (Part 2 of 4)
The Great Plow Up: Series chronicling the worst man-made ecological disaster in US history, when drought combined with the 'Great Plow-Up' of topsoil created catastrophic dust storms. (Part 1 of 4)
The Great Plow Up: Series chronicling the worst man-made ecological disaster in US history, when drought combined with the 'Great Plow-Up' of topsoil created catastrophic dust storms. (Part 1 of 4)