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November 16, 2012 - 10:16am
The most widely read book about the dustbowl era is The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. NET Radio's Jerry Johnston talks with historian Brad Lookingbill about two novels about people staying on the land during the Dustbowl.
Here's a lengthy bibliography of the dustbowl
Ken Burns' documentary The Dustbowl premiers Nov. 18th.
NET News and Harvest Public Media Reporter Grant Gerlock reports on the dustbowl as a agricultural cautionary tale.
