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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Kevin Z. SweeneyPublisher: University of Oklahoma Press Imprint: University of Oklahoma Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.585kg ISBN: 9780806191249ISBN 10: 0806191244 Pages: 304 Publication Date: 30 October 2022 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsPrelude 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 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 Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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