During the 1930s, drought and economic depression ... of families simply abandoned their farms altogether. In 1929, an unprecedented decade of drought, known as the Dust Bowl, hits parts of ...

The Dust Bowl, a two-part, four-hour documentary ... into wheat fields at an unprecedented rate. In 1930, with the Great Depression underway, wheat prices collapsed. Rather than follow the ...

Gene Rainbolt triumphed over early adversity, founded Oklahoma's largest chartered bank, and sought to improve the lives of ...

Images of the Great ... dust bowl. Soon after, the town renamed itself to Gene Autry, Oklahoma. (Check out Money Digest's 10 best tips for investing in stocks as a beginner.) During the Great ...

Gramma Lottie’s daily menu—oatmeal for breakfast, beans for supper, and homemade bread smeared with lard for lunch when they ...

Two-thirds of Saskatchewan families received relief ... emerged from the prairie dust during the darkest days of the Great Depression. In 1932, James Shaver Woodsworth became the first leader ...

Great dust storms spread from the Dust Bowl area. The drought is the worst ... Relief Corporation to be used in food distribution to families nationwide. Although it is difficult for farmers ...