Books : The Worst Hard Time : The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl

by: Timothy Egan  Average Rating:

Rating: - The Living History of the Dust Bowl : A Personal Family of Memories
This particular volume not only provided a refresher of this epic period of American History, it brought to life the stories shared by my mother and maternal grandparents. My grandfather was a worker and supervisor for the Civilian Conservation Corps and many of his friends in our home town were his co-workers and those he supervised during this trying struggle for survival of people and the nation he bravely fought for during WWI. In my opinion it should be a must read for history buffs and those ... Read More

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Rating: - The Worst of Hard Time
This book blows you away!!! A page tuner if there ever was one. Egan has done a masterful job of following the lives of people who lived The Worst Hard Time. The book is a study in social, poliitcal, and personal failures. But through all the difficult time experinced by the families and people introduced in the book, the book reaffirms the enduranace and tenacity of the human spirit.

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Rating: - Grateful
I am grateful to have discovered and read this book and even more grateful I have not had to suffer through anything like the Dust Bowl as brought to life by Egan.
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