Just Mine Now

The Worst Hard Time provides much documentation about how people’s lives were directly affected in a large section of this country, mostly in what is referred to as “No Man’s Land” for quite some time during the Dust Bowl, a phrase not used till later as many tried to figure out just what to call these huge dust storms, the worst being on April 14, 1935.   This text is a prime example of how nonfiction can provide a learning experience that delves into examples of not only cause and effect but also how many people’s lives were changed forever.   These major dust storms didn't just disrupt peoples' lives, but also cost their their livestock.  For instance, some of the effects included their cars shorting out (they were electric at that time), files of dust sneaking in through the cracks of the dugouts many used as homes, extreme cases of dust pneumonia that took the lives of people as well as livestock, and so much more.   Some of these ...