Documents of the Dust Bowl
- ISBN-10
- 144085498X
- ISBN-13
- 9781440854989
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 260
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019-04-30
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO
- Author
- R. Douglas Hurt
Description
This book provides a unique, thorough, and indispensable resource for anyone investigating the causes and consequences of the Dust Bowl. • Provides readers easy access to important public documents located in the National Archives that discuss the causes and consequences of the Dust Bowl • Discusses major soil conservation programs and techniques to protect and restore the grass and wheat lands • Indicates the importance of government planning and financial support in American agriculture • Explains why farmers in the southern Great Plains farm with terraces, contour plowing, strip cropping, and rough tillage practices for planting wheat, grain sorghum, and grass • Traces the origin and development of the National Grasslands • Includes the reasons for planting the shelterbelts, which can still be seen in the region today
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