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Essay Archive - The Dust Bowl
The Dust Bowl
Dust Bowl, common name applied to a large area in the southern part
of the Great Plains region of the United States, that got much dust storms
in the1930s. The area included parts of Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico,
and Colorado. In its original state, the region was covered with hardy
grasses that held the fine-grained soil in place in spite of the long
recurrent droughts and occasional torrential rains characteristic of the
area. A large number of homesteaders settled in the region in the 30 years
before World War I, planting wheat and row crops and raising cattle. Both
of th....
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