5 surprises of the dustbowl
by josh leeming :0
to day i present to you the dustbowl
summary
It would seem like an event that happened over 80 years ago would be old news but its not! It has many untold secrets suprises and conspiracies. today i will present to you 5 suprises of the dustbowl.
5 surprises
2. many famous books have been written about this event, most famously the grapers of wrath by john stienbeck.
3. dust storms crack with static electricity. flying dust could shock people with relativly low voltage but enough to hurt pretty bad.
4.people resorted to crazy methods to get rain. many people layed dead snakes belly up in the sun. one texas man payed a rain maker 500$ for his efforts
5. the dust storms released heards of grasshoppers and jackrabbits. people were desperate to end the dust storms and pests diddnt make their job any easier, so the caged and killed the rabbits many at a time.
2 key figures
2 effects
2. the dustbowl made farming near impossible
why did i chose the dust bowl?
bibliograpy
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