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''"If you would like to have your heart broken, just come out here, this is the dust-storm country. It is the saddest land I have ever seen."'' -Ernie Pyle, reporter in Kansas
The Dust Bowl consisted of many dust storms in the prairie lands, particularly [[Oklahoma]], in the United States during the [[Great Depression]] of the 1930s.
The Dust Bowl consisted of many dust storms in the prairie lands, particularly [[Oklahoma]], in the United States during the [[Great Depression]] of the 1930s.
The drought hit first in the eastern part of the country in 1930. In 1931, it moved toward the west. By 1934 it had turned the Great Plains into a desert.
The drought hit first in the eastern part of the country in 1930. In 1931, it moved toward the west. By 1934 it had turned the Great Plains into a desert.
The "Dust Bowl" got its name in April 1935, when reporter Robert Geiger wrote: "Three little words achingly familiar on a Western farmer's tongue, rule life in the dust bowl of the continent - if it rains." The term stuck, spreading to radio broadcasts and publications, in private letters and public speeches.
The "Dust Bowl" got its name in April 1935, when reporter Robert Geiger wrote: "Three little words achingly familiar on a Western farmer's tongue, rule life in the dust bowl of the continent - if it rains." The term stuck, spreading to radio broadcasts and publications, in private letters and public speeches.