Dust Bowl Stories from 'The Worst Hard Time'

Published January 8, 2006 at 6:34 PM EST

A young boy in the Dust Bowl region of the United States, circa 1935

During the Great Depression, many people fled the drought-stricken region that stretched from Nebraska to the Texas panhandle. The struggles of those who stayed are the subject of a book by New York Times reporter Timothy Egan.

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