The Worst Hard Time
The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl
Ranked #26 in Commodities Trading, Ranked #26 in American History — see more rankings.
The dust storms that terrorized the High Plains in the darkest years of the Depression were like nothing ever seen before or since. Timothy Egan's critically acclaimed account rescues this iconic chapter of American history from the shadows in a tour de force of historical reportage. 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... more
Rankings by Category
The Worst Hard Time is ranked in the following categories:
- #46 in Agriculture
- #27 in Commodities
- #69 in Depression
- #64 in Environment
- #64 in Historical Nonfiction
- #65 in History
- #35 in US History
- #33 in Weather
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