Name: The Great American Dust Bowl
ISBN: 9781328740878

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History in Motion

A graphic novel brings the Dust Bowl’s scale and violence into vivid view.

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A visual route into a defining American disaster
The stark force of the Dust Bowl

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Lively artwork and a straightforward historical frame
A storm rendered as more than a date on a timeline

Book Details

Authors: Don Brown
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: October 10, 2017
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Disasters & Catastrophes for Teens · Earth Science for Teens
Reading lane: Disasters & Catastrophes for Teens

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Lives in History
Comics & Graphic Novels
Graphic History
U.S. State & Local History for Teens

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20th Century America for Teens
United States for Teens
Disasters & Catastrophes for Teens
Earth Science for Teens

About This Book

“A complete visual package.” —Booklist, starred review On a clear, warm Sunday, April 14, 1935, a wild wind whipped up millions upon millions specks of dust to form a duster—a savage storm—on America’s high southern plains. The sky turned black, sand-filled winds scoured the paint off houses and cars, trains derailed, and electricity coursed through the air. Sand and dirt fell like snow—people got lost in the gloom and suffocated... and that was just the beginning. Don Brown...

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“A complete visual package.” —Booklist, starred review On a clear, warm Sunday, April 14, 1935, a wild wind whipped up millions upon millions specks of dust to form a duster—a savage storm—on America’s high southern plains. The sky turned black, sand-filled winds scoured the paint off houses and cars, trains derailed, and electricity coursed through the air. Sand and dirt fell like snow—people got lost in the gloom and suffocated... and that was just the beginning. Don Brown brings the Dirty Thirties to life with lively artwork in this graphic novel of one of America's most catastrophic natural events: the Dust Bowl.