Description
From the Foreword
What follows the story of Lawrence Svobida, a Kansas wheat farmer who fought searing drought, wind, erosion, and economic hard times in the Dust Bowl. It is a vivid account by a farmer who pitted his physical strength, mental faculties, and financial resources against the environment as nature wreaked havoc across the southern Great Plains. Svobida’s description of Dust Bowl agriculture is important not only because it accurately describes farming in that region but also because it is one of the few first-hand accounts that remain of the frightening and still haunting dust-laden decade of the 1930’s. As such, it is a valuable record of the past.
Publishing Info
Farming The Dust Bowl: A First-Hand Account from Kansas by Lawrence Svobida with Foreword by R. Douglas Hurt. From the third printing by University Press of Kansas with 1986 copyright. The ISBN is 0-07006-0290-9. This paperback book measures 8-3/8″ x 5-1/2″ and has 255 pages with quite a few b/w photos.
Condition
See photo of actual item above. In good condition with water stain and ripple from lower left front corner. A few pages have darker stain. Can’t tell if old mildew stain or not. No active spores. No names or other markings found. From clean, smoke-free Kansas home.
Shipping
Generally sent the same day payment arrives. Unless you request otherwise, I will wrap the book in plastic wrap to help protect it from the elements, create a custom-made cardboard box to ship it in, and send via Media Mail with Delivery Confirmation tracking. See the shipping page for the cost to send a two-pound Media Mail package. Insurance is an additional cost as described. I am delighted to combine postage and insurance costs if you purchase more than one item. The second item may travel for free or just a few cents more — so it’s worth taking a look at my other items before you complete your order.
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