Documents of the Dust Bowl
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Biological Sciences, Ecology, History, Americas, United States, 20th Century
| 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
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
