Family and their sod house, No Man's Land, date unknown.
Worst Hard Times Story aired: Monday, January 16, 2006
It was April 14th, 1935 -- and it became known as Black Sunday because on that day, the worst dust storm of all time hit, and it hit hard.
The day started out beautiful and clear with sunny skies, but then a storm carrying more than 300 tons of dirt came out of the west. Imagine dusts two miles high, cows producing brown milk, mothers crying muddy tears over infants dying -- their lungs filled with dirt.
This is a picture of the American plains in the 1930s, a time associated with John Steinbeck's novel, "The Grapes Of Wrath: The Story Of The Joad Family's Exodus From Oklahoma To California."
But while many people left, most stayed and theirs is the story Tim Egan tells in his book, "The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story Of Those Who Survived The Great American Dust Bowl."
Guests:
Tim Egan, author of "The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived The Great American Dust Bowl."
