
The Worst Hard Time
The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl
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Narrated by:
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Jacob York
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Timothy Egan
In a tour de force of historical reportage, Timothy Egan’s National Book Award-winning story rescues an iconic chapter of American history from the shadows.
The dust storms that terrorized the High Plains in the darkest years of the Depression were like nothing ever seen before or since. Following a dozen families and their communities through the rise and fall of the region, Timothy 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, he 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 reminder about the dangers of trifling with nature.
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The narrator was…I really don’t know how to describe his voice and performance. I felt like I was listening to a segment on NPR. And I’m not a fan of NPR. His voice was exceptionally smooth and soothing, even rhythmic. But it got old after a while. By halfway through the book I was letting it run just to get through it.
However, in the narrators defense, I wasn’t expecting a book about the individual stories of people in the Dust Bowl. I was thinking it would be more a book about the overall causes and effects of the Dust Bowl. That’s my fault for more researching the book enough before buying it.
So the real question is, would I reread it and/or recommend it? Yes, on both accounts. I found the stories very interesting and personal. I hope to use some of the information next year in my lecture covering the topic.
Was I Listening to NPR?
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How they suffered
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An OUTSTANDING account of the history of the Dust Bowl of the west!!
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History repeating itself??!
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Heartbreaking, riveting, important.
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There is also unbiased information on the farming practices and how/why govt involvement began. I like that he leaves it up to the reader to make their own conclusions.
I would not have lasted
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Poignant Historical Account
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you think you got it bad?
very good story
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Slow but very good
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I loved the personal stories and vivid descriptions of the tragedy of life on the plains. When will we learn to live with the land and not destroy it?
Will we ever learn? Or will we destroy ourselves and our ability survive on the earth?
A True History of the Most Devastating Ecological Disaster In US History: When Will We Ever Learn
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