All categories
caret-down
cartcart

Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl

 
Only 1 items left in stock
Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl

Description

This National Book Award-winning story, a tour de force of historical reportage, rescues an iconic chapter of American history—the Dust Bowl that terrorized the High Plains in the darkest years of the Depression—from the shadows.

Following a dozen families and their communities through the rise and fall of the region, Egan tells of their desperate attempts to carry on through blinding black dust blizzards, crop failure, and the death of loved ones. Brilliantly capturing the terrifying drama of catastrophe, Egan does equal justice to the human characters who become his heroes, "the stoic, long-suffering men and women whose lives he opens up with urgency and respect" (New York Times).

In an era that promises ever-greater natural disasters, The Worst Hard Time is "arguably the best nonfiction book yet" (Austin Statesman Journal) on the greatest environmental disaster ever to be visited upon our land and a powerful cautionary tale about the dangers of trifling with nature.

Product details

EAN/ISBN:
9780618773473
Edition:
Reprint
Medium:
Paperback
Number of pages:
352
Publication date:
2006-09-01
Publisher:
Mariner Books
Languages:
english
Manufacturer:
Unknown
EAN/ISBN:
9780618773473
Edition:
Reprint
Medium:
Paperback
Number of pages:
352
Publication date:
2006-09-01
Publisher:
Mariner Books
Languages:
english
Manufacturer:
Unknown

Shipping

laposte
The edition supplied may vary.
Condition
Condition
Learn more
€19.49
available immediately
€19.49
incl. VAT, plus  Shipping costs
paypalvisamastercardamexcartebleue
  • Icon badgeChecked second-hand items
  • Icon packageFree shipping from €19
  • Icon vanWith you in 2-4 working days