{"id":15902,"date":"2024-10-14T02:07:44","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T02:07:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentsclub.org\/homepage\/the-worst-hard-time-the-untold-story-of-those-who-survived-the-great-american-dust-bowl\/"},"modified":"2024-10-14T02:07:44","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T02:07:44","slug":"the-worst-hard-time-the-untold-story-of-those-who-survived-the-great-american-dust-bowl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentsclub.org\/homepage\/the-worst-hard-time-the-untold-story-of-those-who-survived-the-great-american-dust-bowl\/","title":{"rendered":"The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\nPrice: <span style=\"color:#b12704\"><del>$18.99<\/del> - $9.04<\/span><br \/><i><small>(as of Oct 14, 2024 02:07:44 UTC &#8211; <span class=\"wp_automatic_amazon_disclaimer\" title=\"Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date\/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.\">Details<\/span>)<\/small><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amazon.com\/dp\/0618773479?tag=musadiqhus0f2-20\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/valvepress.s3.amazonaws.com\/imgs\/buy_now.png\"><\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\n  This National Book Award\u2013winning story, a tour de force of historical reportage, rescues an iconic chapter of American history\u2014the Dust Bowl that terrorized the High Plains in the darkest years of the Depression\u2014from the shadows.<\/p>\n<p>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, \u201cthe stoic, long-suffering men and women whose lives he opens up with urgency and respect\u201d (New York Times).<\/p>\n<p>In an era that promises ever-greater natural disasters, The Worst Hard Time is \u201carguably the best nonfiction book yet\u201d (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.    <\/p>\n<p> Publisher                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 Mariner Books Classics; Illustrated edition (September 1, 2006) <br \/> Language                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 English <br \/> Paperback                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 352 pages <br \/> ISBN-10                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 0618773479 <br \/> ISBN-13                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 978-0618773473 <br \/> Reading age                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 14 years and up <br \/> Item Weight                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 12.8 ounces <br \/> Dimensions                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 5.5 x 0.75 x 8.25 inches <\/p>\n<div id=\"product-summary\" data-hook=\"cr-insights-widget-summary\" class=\"a-section a-spacing-none\">\n<div class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-spacing-top-medium\">\n<h3 class=\"a-size-base-plus a-color-base a-text-bold\">Customers say<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"a-spacing-small\"><span>Customers find the book compelling, entertaining, and informative. 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