Documents of the Dust Bowl

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Biological Sciences, Ecology, History, Americas, United States, 20th Century
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Author: R. Douglas Hurt ISBN: 9781440854989
Publisher: ABC-CLIO Publication: April 1, 2019
Imprint: ABC-CLIO Language: English
Author: R. Douglas Hurt
ISBN: 9781440854989
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Publication: April 1, 2019
Imprint: ABC-CLIO
Language: English

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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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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