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The Dust Bowl
Environmental Catastrophe
As the Great Depression sets in, farmers on the Great Plains begin to feel its effects. A combination of natural and made-made factors begins to turn the profitable farming land into a vast wasteland. The effect of these factors on individuals and families is documented.
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The storms and the Great Depression continued.
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The southern Plains were rapidly turned from grasslands to wheat fields.