tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post7458217752396555829..comments2024-03-25T12:21:56.752-05:00Comments on Sweethearts Of The West: THE AMERICAN DUST BOWL -- A DECADE OF DISASTERCaroline Clemmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-50668798165523260802015-12-27T00:57:38.544-06:002015-12-27T00:57:38.544-06:00Thoughtful, well written post, Caroline, about a t...Thoughtful, well written post, Caroline, about a terrible period in our history. Why is it that mankind always must learn the hard way? Remember that old saying: It's not nice to fool Mother Nature? We can't fool her for long. She always teaches us painful lessons.Lyn Hornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596495172490672271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-77038981351667644492015-12-26T19:13:27.838-06:002015-12-26T19:13:27.838-06:00Florence Thompson was the face of the Dust Bowl. Y...Florence Thompson was the face of the Dust Bowl. You and I, Caroline, lived and grew up on the South Plains of Texas, that Western part just below the Panhandle. I was a teen during th ose horrific dust storms of the Fifties--we were right there in the middle of them. Yes, the Dust Bowl of the 30s started it all, but it continued for generations. I believe the invention of the harrow plow, or something like that, destroyed the root systems of the grasses...which held the soil. Sad indeed, and it began in Colorado. But Texas and Oklahoma and Kansas were the ones who suffered the most. <br />I thank you so much for this wonderfully researched and written post. Sure, the holidays overwhelmed us, but now, yes, we need to return to historical pieces for our posts. Thanks so much.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-85521988826394924552015-12-26T19:03:15.288-06:002015-12-26T19:03:15.288-06:00Once I'd seen Florence Thompson's photo, I...Once I'd seen Florence Thompson's photo, I just couldn't get the image out of mind. Even though I've heard stories of the devastation, I can't imagine losing everything and having to move away from home toward the unknown with no money to do so. <br />Thanks for your comments.Caroline Clemmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-15782413947168957522015-12-26T18:50:48.866-06:002015-12-26T18:50:48.866-06:00Caroline, this was a great blog. Although I had se...Caroline, this was a great blog. Although I had seen Florence Thompson's photo many times, I did not know her name or that she even saw the picture. I wrote my term paper in the 12th grade on Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath. My theme was on migrant workers and if conditions had changed for them because of the book. It didn't. Much like the farmer's who over plant one crop and cause problems, people just don't seem to catch on to Mother Nature vs Money. Mother Nature always wins.<br />My parents talked about the Great Depression many times. It altered their lives--my grandparents, too. They were all about practicality and frugality. But I have to say, the skills they taught my sister and me about how to make do with what you have, were some good lessons. <br />An interesting subject for post Christmas reading. In the midst of all our excess d/t the holidays, it's good to think about how lucky we all are to have had courageous, stalwart parents and grandparents who made it through a very difficult time in American history.<br />BTW, I have Christmas hangover. Too much sugar and late hours.<br />I hope you had a very warm and wonderful holiday. Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-40242819855926679512015-12-26T16:49:06.745-06:002015-12-26T16:49:06.745-06:00This was such a sad era. Mankind's footsteps D...This was such a sad era. Mankind's footsteps DO affect the planet. It's too easy for people to forget or rationalize events like the Dust Bowl and go merrily on their way without regard for the next disaster that's just waiting to happen.<br /><br />Thanks for the history, Caroline. Now I'm going to have to wash THE GRAPES OF WRATH out of my head again. GAH!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05740371055384281988noreply@blogger.com