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Reading McCullough bio of Truman and Caro bio of LBJ lead me to the same conclusion. It was brutal, and most who saw any means of escape seized it I’m compelle
by talon8635 1mo ago
Reading McCullough bio of Truman and Caro bio of LBJ lead me to the same conclusion. It was brutal, and most who saw any means of escape seized it
I’m compelled by the romantic nostalgia, but I know I personally couldn’t cut the mustard
- burnt-resistor 1mo agoMy grandfather nearly starved to death on his parent's farm a couple of times during the Dustbowl and he contracted a disease while in an immunocompromised state due to malnutrition that left its mark throughout his bones. Later, he helped his mother buy a combination general store and house to support herself.
- internet_points 1mo agoThe catastrophes caused by the Dustbowl would be an argument against modern mechanized farming: https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/dust-bowl-cause.htm#:~:text=mechanized%20farming%20techniques https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-scienc... https://explaininghistory.org/2026/03/11/the-dust-bowl-an-environmental-catastrophe-that-deepened-the-depression/#the-capitalist-transformation-of-plains-agriculture https://explaininghistory.org/2026/03/11/the-dust-bowl-an-en...