Category: Dust Bowl

As was once said by Robert Swan The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it, and this message prominently appears in the plot of the 2014 feature film Interstellar. This film is set approximately 60-70 years in the future from the year it was produced, and portrays the…

The end of World War 1 brought the United States a time of much political, economic, social changes, and had the U.S. emerge from the war as a powerful military leader. Factories and industries throughout the country had become significantly more efficient with the rise of Ford’s assembly line and allowed for regular citizens to…

American journalist and writer, John Steinbeck wrote a series of short articles for TSF news identifying vital affairs concerning the migrant workers/new gypsies and their backgrounds in California. Recognized together, as The Harvest Gypsies, the seven articles were all gathered into a nonfiction book later on. These articles helped illustrate how California – more specifically…

Have you ever been through a difficult time that resulted in you growing as a person and your relationships with others changing? John Steinbecks The Grapes of Wrath follows the Joad family on their journey to California in hopes of finding work after being evicted from their farm. In these desperate times, each character grows…

The Dust Bowl was the name given to the drought-stricken Southern Plains region of the United States, which suffered severe dust storms during a dry period in the 1930s (Editors, 1). This came about when farmers were not educated about the land. The farmers would plow and plant the same crops on the same fields…

The name of the book I read is The Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan. Timothy Egan is an American author, journalist and op-ed columnist for The New York Times and has written a total of seven books. The Worst Hard Time perfectly captures Americas worst environmental disaster through the eyes of those that experienced…

The Great Depression was caused by the stock market crashing it was the worst economic event in the history of the economic world the market crashed in 1929 and ended in 1939. So ten years of riots fights and homelessness. 12.9 million shares were traded on october 29th or black tuesday then another 16 million…

In the 1930s a chain of events occurred in the United States. These events were the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl. The Great Depression was the largest money-making decrease history had ever seen. The Dust Bowl was a series of large dust storms, which caused many to become sick. Both of those events as…

John Steinbeck, one of the most popular authors still known today, has written one of the most popular books The Grapes of Wrath since 1939 when it was published. Selling about 150,000 annually, Steinbeck had left his mark on the world with his creative and skillful use of literary elements. His novel consists of the…

Of Mice and Men is a 1939 American drama film based on the 1937 novel and play of the same name by John Steinbeck. The film was produced by Hal Roach Studios, and directed by Lewis Milestone. This film took place when the great depression was happening, which means it deals with issues such as…