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Dusty Apocalypse and Socialist Salvation: A Study of Woody Guthrie's Dust Bowl Imagery

Description: Article describes the life of Woody Guthrie and its influence on the music he created during the Dust Bowl Era. Brad Lookingbill examines religious and political influences in his songs as he began to promote socialist beliefs in the face of the struggles faced by the citizens of Oklahoma in the 1930s.
Date: Winter 1994
Creator: Lookingbill, Brad
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

"Dust to Eat" A Document from the Dust Bowl

Description: Article describes the difficulties farmers faced during the Dust Bowl era in their daily lives through the personal narrative of Caroline A. Henderson. Virginia C. Purdy edited the piece and provides an introduction for historical context.
Date: Winter 1980
Creator: Purdy, Virgina C. & Henderson, Caroline Agnes
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Dust Bowl: The Blame Game, the Facts, the Problem that Remains

Description: Article investigates film and literature that provides coverage of the Dust Bowl, including the debate over factors that contributed to the creation of the disaster. Alvin O. Turner disagrees with those who argue it was caused by farming practices, stating that there is no evidence to support the connection.
Date: Spring 2014
Creator: Turner, Alvin O.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Exodus from Indian Territory: The Evolution of Cotton Culture in Eastern Oklahoma

Description: Article provides a nuanced view of the disadvantages Oklahoma tenant farmers faced in Indian Territory in the 1930-40s, which led to many leaving the area. Gregory R. Graves elaborates on cotton production in Oklahoma and the political, financial, and environmental factors that led to its decline.
Date: Summer 1982
Creator: Graves, Gergory R.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

From Dust to Dust: Gibbon, an Oklahoma Town

Description: Article describes the rise and fall of the town of Gibbon, which began as a prosperous farming community built by homesteaders in the land run of 1893. Rita S. Pierce and Gordon Moore explore the town in its heyday, as well as the financial and environmental factors that led to its downfall.
Date: Summer 1983
Creator: Pierce, Rita S. & Moore, Gordon, 1955-
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

"If It Rains": Life in the Oklahoma Panhandle in the 1930s and 1940s

Description: Article centers around the difficulties the Oklahoma Panhandle residents faced in the 1930s and the practices they developed to cope with them. Richard Lowitt focuses on developments in land use when the people living in the Southern Great Plains suffered depression, drought, and dust storms in a previously prosperous area.
Date: Spring 2002
Creator: Lowitt, Richard, 1922-2018
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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