Dust Bowl: Men, Dirt and Depression [Hardcover]

Mathew Paul Bonnifield (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 232 pages
• Publisher: Univ of New Mexico Pr; 1st edition (April 1979)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0826304850
• ISBN-13: 978-0826304858
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #218,892 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Rather Dry Subject, June 13, 2010

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This review is from: Dust Bowl: Men, Dirt and Depression (Hardcover)

Bonnifield's little known study of the Dust Bowl is a comprehensive, if a little dry, investigation of the counties making up the core of the High Plains drough in the 1930s. Some common myths are explored and often exploded.

The author, who lived in the area while writing the book, used local sources, including extensive interviews. Nicely illustrated with photographs not seen in other works (again mostly of local origin).

Anyone interested in the history of agriculture in the American west should be familiar with Bonnifield's work.