During the
Great Depression, in portions of the North American
Great Plains there was a years-long drought, leading to soil erosion and
dust storms. Crops failed, forcing many farmers to leave in search of work elsewhere, notably
California. Many of the displaced were from Oklahoma, and became known as
Okies[?].
On
May 11,
1934 a strong two-day dust storm removed massive amounts of Great Plains
topsoil[?] in one of the worst such storms of the Dust Bowl.
See also: Woody Guthrie
- The Dust Bowl: Men, Dirt, and Depression, Paul Bonnifield, University of New Mexico Press, Alquequerque, New Mexico, 1978, hardcover, ISBN 0-8263-0485-0.