{"product_id":"the-worst-hard-time-the-untold-story-of-those-who-survived-the-great-american-dust-bowl","title":"The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Timothy Egan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2006-09-01\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e This National Book Award-winning story, a tour de force of historical reportage, rescues an iconic chapter of American history--the Dust Bowl that terrorized the High Plains in the darkest years of the Depression--from the shadows.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing 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 human characters who become his heroes, \"the stoic, long-suffering men and women whose lives he opens up with urgency and respect\" (New York Times).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn an era that promises ever-greater natural disasters, The Worst Hard Time is \"arguably the best nonfiction book yet\" (Austin Statesman Journal) on the greatest environmental disaster ever to be visited upon our land and a powerful cautionary tale about the dangers of trifling with nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780618773473\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e Height: 8.25 Inches, Length: 5.5 Inches, Weight: 0.65 Pounds, Width: 0.89 Inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e en\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Timothy Egan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53309709222195,"sku":"9780618773473","price":18.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0949\/3636\/7411\/files\/9780618773473.jpg?v=1777643164","url":"https:\/\/bookabaloo.com\/products\/the-worst-hard-time-the-untold-story-of-those-who-survived-the-great-american-dust-bowl","provider":"Bookabaloo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}