We teach the Dust Bowl as a cautionary tale. In every American history class, we learn how farmers in the 1920s and 1930s tore up millions of acres of native grassland across the Great Plains to plant ...
Steinbeck’s description of Dust Bowl migration depicts Route 66 as the symbol of survival for thousands of Oklahoma families.
A drought has a beginning and an end. What's happening in the West doesn't seem to have an end, so what is it?
During the Dust Bowl, South Dakota's farmers united to plant a 100-mile tree barrier, combating soil erosion and leaving a ...