Letters from the Dust Bowl
by Caroline Henderson
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Author: Caroline HendersonEdition: Paperback
Published: 2003-03
ISBN: 0806135409
Number of pages: 278
Publisher: Red River Books
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Book Review: Tragic but honest: A Woman's Journey into Despair
Summary: 4 Stars
This book is best read quickly, if not at a sitting, then over a weekend. In that way Henderson's prose gets its power, and it will take you from youthful optimism to euphoria, then to despair, and then to a sort of middle ground in which she makes peace with herself and the land. She's at her best when she describes her mental and verbal battles with intolerant churchmen: she just couldn't buy into the vengeful God of the itinerant evangelists of the time, and she was not shy about expressing her opinions. This book will make the Great Plains and Dust Bowl come alive, not as a scholarly, "objective" tome, but as a woman's journey of the heart. A very nice read.
Summary of Letters from the Dust Bowl
Caroline Henderson's articles on the Oklahoma Dust Bowl began appearing in "Atlantic Monthly" in 1931, bringing national attention to the troubles of United States farmers. In "Letters from the Dust Bowl," Alvin O. Turner has collected and edited Henderson's published materials and personal correspondence dating from 1908 to 1966. Turner supplements Henderson's work with a biographical essay and discerning annotations to present a complete picture of this remarkable woman. She had moved to Oklahoma's panhandle to homestead and teach in 1907, and her writing mirrored her love of the land and of the literature that sustained her as she struggled for survival during the Great Depression of the 1930s. Even today, Henderson's articles, notably "Letters from the Dust Bowl," are frequently cited for her vivid descriptions of the dust storms that ravaged the Plains.United States Books
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