
By Don Brown
Book #1 in the The Great American Dust Bowl series
A deadly dust storm engulfs the plains, turning day into night.
On April 14, 1935, a monstrous dust storm ravages America's southern plains, turning the sky black and suffocating everything in its path. Trains derail, and chaos reigns as sand and dirt fall like snow. Experience the terror and resilience of those who faced the Dust Bowl's wrath in this vivid graphic novel. Will they survive the storm's fury, or will the darkness consume them?
“A complete visual package.” –Booklist, starred reviewOn a clear, warm Sunday, April 14, 1935, a wild wind whipped up millions upon millions specks of dust to form a duster–a savage storm–on America’s high southern plains.The sky turned black, sand-filled winds scoured the paint off houses and cars, trains derailed, and electricity coursed through the air. Sand and dirt fell like snow–people got lost in the gloom and suffocated… and that was just the beginning.Don Brown brings the Dirty Thirties to life with lively artwork in this graphic novel of one of America’s most catastrophic natural events: the Dust Bowl.
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