This book tells the story of the worst ecological disaster that was caused by human activity in the history of the United States. It describes how the Great Plow-Up, a period of frenetic wheat production, was followed by a drought that lasted for ten years during the 1930s, which nearly caused the country's breadbasket to become unusable.
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This book tells the story of the worst ecological disaster that was caused by human activity in the history of the United States. It describes how the Great Plow-Up, a period of frenetic wheat production, was followed by a drought that lasted for ten years during the 1930s, which nearly caused the country's breadbasket to become unusable.
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