Nation: Oklahoma 1970: The Dust Bowl of the ’30s Revisited
WEBJan 26, 1970 · These modern-day Okies believe in such old-fashioned values as work, initiative and pragmatism. They fear unions and blacks—and have been highly successful in excluding both. Organized labor...
Dust Bowl - Wikipedia
WEBThe Dust Bowl was the result of a period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture of the American and Canadian prairies during the 1930s.
Oklahoma drought kindles spectre of 1930s 'Dust Bowl' - BBC
WEBJul 2, 2014 · A menacing cloud of dust swirling above a parched field in Oklahoma is a disturbing reminder of the power of drought. All too often here, when the land is baked dry, the winds can strip away an...
Dust Bowl Defined Worst of Times - The Oklahoman
WEBApr 24, 1994 · Oklahomans hoped for rain, as well. But, clouds of dust closed schools, reduced visibility, made upper lung disorders worse and contributed to or caused deaths of people and animals. Countless fish were killed as streams and ponds heated and dried. The dust storms continued into fall and winter.
The Dust Bowl | National Drought Mitigation Center
WEBJun 12, 2018 · Although it technically refers to the western third of Kansas, southeastern Colorado, the Oklahoma Panhandle, the northern two-thirds of the Texas Panhandle, and northeastern New Mexico, the Dust Bowl has come to symbolize the hardships of the entire nation during the 1930s. Timeline. 1920s. Contributing Factors.
The Dust Bowl - KPBS Public Media
WEBNov 13, 2012 · During the decade-long drought that turned the southern Plains into the Dust Bowl, the hardest hit area was centered on Boise City, Oklahoma, in a part of the Panhandle formerly known as No Man’s...
Dust Bowl | The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture
WEBThe Dust Bowl period that occurred during the drought years of the 1930s represents a remarkable era in the settlement history of the West. From a climatic perspective, the 1930s drought is still considered to be the most severe on record for …
What was the Dust Bowl? | Oklahoma Historical Society
WEBOklahoma, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Kansas were all a part of the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. In Oklahoma, the panhandle cities and towns suffered the worst droughts and dust storms (map courtesy of PBS).
Parched: A New Dust Bowl Forms in the Heartland
WEBMay 17, 2014 · In Boise City, Oklahoma, over the catfish special at the Rockin' A Café, the old-timers in this tiny prairie town grouse about billowing dust clouds so thick they forced traffic off the highways...
Dust Bowl Lore | The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and …
WEBThe lore of the Dust Bowl still circulates around the Oklahoma image as fiercely as the dust storms that blew through its Panhandle. Sunday, April 14, 1935, started as a clear day in Guymon, Oklahoma.
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