Driven from the land : the story of the Dust Bowl

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Label

Driven from the land : the story of the Dust Bowl

Title remainder

the story of the Dust Bowl

Statement of responsibility

by Milton Meltzer

Creator

• Meltzer, Milton, 1915-2009

Subject

• Depressions -- 1929 -- Great Plains -- Juvenile literature
• Droughts -- Great Plains -- History
• Droughts -- Great Plains -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
• Dust storms -- Great Plains
• Dust storms -- Great Plains -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
• Great Plains -- Economic conditions -- Juvenile literature
• Great Plains -- Social conditions -- Juvenile literature
• Migration, Internal -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
• West (U.S.) -- History -- 1890-1945 -- Juvenile literature
• Depressions -- 1929

Genre

• Juvenile literature

Language

eng

Summary

Describes the economic and environmental conditions that led to the Great Depression and the horrific dust storms that drove people from their homes westward during the 1930s

Member of

• Great journeys

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

978

Index

index present

Intended audience

1100L

Intended audience source

Lexile

Interest level

MG

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Reading level

7.7

Series statement

Great journeys

Study program name

Accelerated Reader

Target audience

pre adolescent