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81The 1930s- Dust Bowl
A discussion of the historical U.S Dust Bowl of the 1930's including a summary of the pbs video American Experience: Surviving the Dust Bowl
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79Tribute to Mother
Everyone has a mother, that's true. But why wait until Mother's Day to let her know she's special? No is the time to tell your mother you love her.
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74Hoovervilles
By Chef Jeff I am a veteran, and a historian. I often have read lots of pages on various subjects and I often formulate my own opinions about things. In this article I do not pretend that I am not biased in favor of vets. This is a story of how...
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99Fighting the Great Depression
The years from 1929 through 1941 were difficult to survive for many people in America - and the world at large. Read about some of the ways that people fought for survival in those days.
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75Exploring the Great History of Things in the Year 1931
The year was 1931, part of the Great Depression (1929-1939), when unemployment was high, farmland was lost and foreclosures forced people
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75The Best Oklahoma Books
Oklahoma has had many names, from Indian Territory to the Wild West, from Oil Capitol of the World to the Sooner State, but one thing remains the same; Oklahoma is a vast land filled with growth and excitement. Imagine the Caddo Indian as they...
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84Tobacco Road - Poverty and Humor
"Tobacco Road" is the dirt road farmers hauled their harvested tobacco crops along to the market for sale. It means povry and pain. The crops were originally hauled in animal powered wagons during the Plantation Era in the American South. Sometimes, when there were no draft animals left, African slaves themselves pulled the wagons...
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83US History: The Great Depression
Much occurred in US History before and during the Great Depression. 4,000,000 people were left wandering the country, still looking for work in 1939. The New Deal did bring some relief.
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71The Dust Bowl and an Undiagnosed Illness
2011 © Roy Blizzard III In April 19, 1934 my Mother was born in Garber, Oklahoma. May 9, 1934, began a strong two-day dust storm which removed huge amounts of Great Plains topsoil in one of the worst such storms of the Dust Bowl. The dust...
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72We Are Not In A Depression
I’ve seen many comments lately, mostly by the younger generation, saying we are in a depression. We are not in a depression here in the United States, not even close; if we were most people today wouldn’t be able to get through it. Some...
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