In 1929, Amelia Perry was born in Haskell County; just one year later, the nation would be hit with an agricultural and ...

This is exactly what happened to the late author Sanora Babb. Her inspiration began as a child in Southeastern Colorado after ...

Echoes of the Past Dalhart, Texas, stands as a beacon of history from the Dust Bowl era, offering visitors a unique glimpse ...

Russell says she had been thinking about ”fantasy for sale,” as it relates to versions of the American dream, and about the ...

Great dust storms spread from the Dust Bowl area. The drought is the worst ever in U.S. history, covering more than 75 percent of the country and affecting 27 states severely. Roosevelt signs the ...

Karen Russell's Dust Bowl novel effortlessly weaves in characters including a prairie witch that is the keeper of the town's ...

Residents complained of incessant traffic and excessive dust pollution due to ongoing road repairs, and raised concerns over ...

Russell has published excellent short story collections since her 2011 debut novel Swamplandia!, but this is her first novel ...

Early in Portlander Karen Russell’s latest novel, The Antidote, its titular witch is trying on names. Rather than cast spells, the Antidote’s powers as a so-called “prairie witch” are akin to an ...

Learn about the Dust Bowl, and what people lost and did to survive during a “Living Voices: Journey From the Dust” presentation by the Lynnwood-Alderwood Manor Heritage Association from ...

This famous photo of a father and his sons during the Dust Bowl was taken in Oklahoma by Arthur Rothstein. (Arthur Rothstein/Farm Security Adminstration) ...

The Dust Bowl, arising from a combination of prolonged drought, heavy winds, and over farming leading to fruitless farmland, and skies blotted out by red and brown dust.