Ninety years ago this month, in the depths of the Great Depression, Congress created a new agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture to safeguard rural prosperity for future generations: The ...

The film narrates the struggles faced by farmers and ranchers on the Great Plains during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, highlighting their battle against drought and dust storms. It details the ...

Imagine your novel about farmers fleeing the high plains during the Dust Bowl is about to be published. But another book — one partially based on your notes — comes out first. It’s John Steinbeck's ...

FORT SMITH -- The Museum of History brought color to the Dust Bowl and Great Depression era through a presentation by historian Steve Kite telling the stories of how families survived the disasters.

Witness one of the strangest and most heartbreaking chapters of 1930s America. These colorized photos capture the surreal world of the Dust Bowl migration — endless dust storms, abandoned farms, ...

Less well-known than those who sought refuge in California, typified by the Joad family in John Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath,” the Dust Bowlers who stayed overcame an almost unbelievable series of ...