| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2011052371 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781452107943 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
1452107947 |
| 024 8# - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER |
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| Standard number or code |
40021587783 |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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| System control number |
(OCoLC)769289621 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
978.032 Dun |
| Item number |
15 |
| 092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) |
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| Classification number |
978.032 Dun |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Duncan, Dayton |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The Dust Bowl : |
| Remainder of title |
an illustrated history / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
by Dayton Duncan; with a preface by Ken Burns; picture research by Aileen Silverstone and Susan Shumaker. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
San Francisco |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Chronicle Books |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
2012 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
231 pages : |
| Other physical details |
illustrations (some color) ; |
| Dimensions |
29 cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
"Based on a film by Ken Burns, produced by Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns, and Julie Dunfey, written by Dayton Duncan." |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
The great plow up -- Midnight with no stars -- The crucible -- Dust to eat -- The end of the world -- Reaping the whirlwind -- Grab a root and growl -- Canaan land -- Thou shalt not bear false witness -- Okies -- The cruel crisis -- The western gate. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
For almost a decade, a devastating combination of drought, wind, and poor farming practices turned millions of acres of the Great Plains into a wasteland. Ceaseless "black blizzards," turned night into day, killed crops and livestock, threatened the lives of small children, and buried homesteaders' hopes under huge dunes of dirt. The authors tell the story through private letters, newspaper accounts, and vivid interviews conducted with dozens of survivors -- the last living witnesses of the Dust Bowl, who provide scaring details of their families' ordeals. More than 300 archival photos, some from acclaimed photographers and some -- never before published -- from amateur locals, help bring this critical period to life, when the forces of greed, misinformation, and wishful thinking conspired to nearly sweep away the breadbasket of the nation. Here are stories of incredible hardship: More than 850 million tons of topsoil blew away in a single year; 14 million grasshoppers per square mile descended on parched fields; and one-quarter of the region's inhabitants packed up and left. But the Dust Bowl is also about the courage and resilience of those who remained to save their farms and their families. A larger narrative emerges: A morality tale about our relationship to the land, a study of the role and limits of government, and an affirmation of the human capacity for heroic perseverance through the crucible of drought, Depression, and dust. |
| Expansion of summary note |
Draws on reports, newspaper articles, and interviews to chronicle the American Dust Bowl, providing photographs to illustrate the catastrophe as well as offer a tribute to man's relationship to the land and his ability to persevere. |
| 590 ## - LOCAL NOTE (RLIN) |
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| Local note |
99956 |
| 648 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CHRONOLOGICAL TERM |
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| Source of heading or term |
Dust Bowl Era (1931-1939) |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Depressions |
| Chronological subdivision |
1929 |
| Geographic subdivision |
Great Plains |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Droughts |
| Geographic subdivision |
Great Plains |
| General subdivision |
History |
| Chronological subdivision |
20th century |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Farmers |
| Geographic subdivision |
Great Plains |
| General subdivision |
Social conditions |
| Chronological subdivision |
20th century |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
Great Plains |
| General subdivision |
History |
| Chronological subdivision |
20th century |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
Great Plains |
| General subdivision |
Social conditions |
| Chronological subdivision |
20th century |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Relator code |
Researcher |
| Personal name |
Silverstone, Aileen |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Relator code |
Researcher |
| Personal name |
Shumaker, Susan |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Relator code |
Preface |
| Personal name |
Burns, Ken |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Koha item type |
900 - 999 |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
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