Model As, Built During a Very Difficult Time

[BobbyG]

Originally Posted by Terry, NJ

Bobby G, I don't know how much you know or have heard about the "Dust Bowl" of the midwest in the "Dirty Thirties", But It was about as bad as it can get. Previously fairly prosperous farmers got a double hit. First the depression, then the Drought and the winds blowing away the topsoil. The dust got in everywhere! House, cars, engines. Research has shown that the farmers unknowingly caused some of the problems by cutting treelines at the edge of their fields and deep plowing. Both contributed to the damage when the soil blew away. This caused a great migration west, mainly to California where the influx was treated as a scourge. The Book,The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, although mainly true, is regarded as greatly slanted and was propaganda for Roosevelt's "New Deal" programs. Especially the movie. Well worth seeing, though !
Terry

Terry as you rightly appreciated I knew nothing of the 'Dust Bowl' I had a totally different idea of what that meant - I appreciate what a terrible time that was for all those involved, Thank you.