Prelude to the Dust Bowl
Drought in the Nineteenth-Century Southern Plains
Published by: University of Oklahoma Press
Imprint: University of Oklahoma Press
Published by: University of Oklahoma Press
Imprint: University of Oklahoma Press
304 Pages | 6 x 9 | 6 b&w illus., 2 maps
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“In this fresh and compelling interpretation, Kevin Z. Sweeney builds a convincing case for the influence of drought on settlement, agriculture, and persistence—both Indian and Anglo-American—in the southern Great Plains during the nineteenth century.” —R. Douglas Hurt, author of The Big Empty: The Great Plains in the Twentieth Century
“Prelude to the Dust Bowl elucidates the climatic history of the southern plains during the familiar era of the Civil War and Indian removal, complementing the work of such environmental historians as James Malin, William C. Foster, and Dan Flores. With thorough research and statesmanlike writing, Kevin Z. Sweeney examines a topic central to modern concerns over global warming, concomitantly reminding us that prolonged drought is not a recent phenomenon.” —Paul H. Carlson, author of The Cowboy Way: An Explanation of History and Culture
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