The Great Depression Exposed In Donald Worster's Dust Bowl

The Great Depression was a long ten year struggle for America. Times were rough from the New York City streets to the Great Plains. Banks began to close on an everyday basis. In Donald Worsters book "Dust Bowl" he writes about the Great Plains and how the people have struggled through out "the dirty thirties". In Chapter 9 "Unsettled Ground" George Taton Believes that if people would have just gave up trying to plant seed in dust that mother nature would have fixed the Plains in half the time it had took. The 1930s were a hard time on America that should be remembered so our country does not make the mistake again.

"Dust Bowl" is a well written book and easy to follow, although I found it quite boring. The book itself was not awfully long in length but I found it to drag on forever repeating the same facts repeatedly through out the book. I would get to parts of the book and have to reread them …show more content…
She states "Those who left never gained by it; those that stayed gained." I find this statement no entirely true for all the people of the plains. Some people during this era could not get out of the deep debt that they was in. Does this make these people cowards to not stay in the plains? People did what they thought was best for their families well being. Helen was also asked if she thought that the Dust Bowl may come back. She responded no that we have more technology now and we simply know how to farm better. I also disagree with her reply, I think that another depression could happen someday. The weather patterns change quite frequently and drought happens about every 20 years in the plains. If this world became so over populated, farmers would need to grow more food to keep up with demand. This world is all about making a profit. If people think that a disaster like the Dust Bowl could not occur again and they just keep growing more and more a great disaster could possible occur in