Dust Bowl Research Paper

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Linda writes an article about the Dust Bowl and how it affected the personal accounts she interviewed. Along with descriptions of the power and force of the dust storms. With this I am going to use her description of the Dust Bowl to show how truly devastating the power of it affected mid-western farmers. I also use this article to talk about the famous writers and photographers during this time period.
History.com Staff. "Dust Bowl." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 01 Jan. 2009. Web. 02 April 2016.
These articles talk about the history and hidden facts about the Dust Bowl. It describes the science behind the Dust Bowls and Black Sunday. It also shows videos on the true effect of the storm. I use this in my paper to get the true statistics
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2003. www.theroadwanderer.net./route66CA.htm date of access: 4 Apr. 2016.
This article talks about the effectiveness in using the Mother Road during world war II. It brings up the points of how they traveled with ease from the west to the east industrial shore during times of the war. I used this in my paper to bring up the strategy and importance of Route 66 during such a critical period.

Scott, Quinta. Along Route 66 Oklahoma : University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, 2000.
This article talks about the origins and foundations of Route 66. The Father of Route 66 also is going through the first steps in the creation of the transcontinental highway. I used the history and beginnings of Route 66 to set the stage for my paper and get the history of the humble beginnings of the highway.

Wallis, Michael. Route 66: The Mother Road. New York : St. Martin's Press, 1990.
The highway is known as the Mother Road, with references to John Steinbeck it is aware Americans have great pride in the Road that shaped America. I use examples of John Steinbeck’s work to show his stories of migration with
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Economic History. Ed. Thomas Riggs. 2nd ed. Vol. 1. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 2015. 346-348. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 3 April 2016. This article gives the personal narrative of Low, Ann Marie. Her narrative shows the true fear to which the Dust Bowl gave to her and her family. I use this in my paper to give a personal story as to how the Dust Bowl was seen to people during the time.

Wunder, John R., Frances W. Kaye, and Vernon Rosco Carstensen. Americans View Their Dust Bowl Experience. Niwot, Colo: University Press of Colorado, 1999. eBook Collection (EBSCOhost). Web. 3 April 2016.
This book shares the personal Dust Bowl experiences Americans have been through. I use this in my paper to give a more real aspect in how these situations were seen. Painting a vivid picture through someone else's experience is a lot better than just talking about it. I use this in my paper to paint a picture of the devastation.
Rothstein, Arthur, photographer. Results of a dust storm. Cimarron County, Oklahoma. Apr, 1936. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, .
This is the image of the damage the Dust Storm has caused after a hard storm has hit. I use this in my paper as a reference to the kind of damage these storms can really do to a

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