Dust Bowl by Donald Worster provided a clear view of the American reactions to a major ecological crisis. In the mid-1930’s the Northern part of America faced one of the most dangerous men made environmental disaster ever reported in world history. Worster being a professor in History and a victim if the disaster writes his personal views on the causes of the disaster. He mentions that the Great Depression and the dust bowl were majorly caused by the weakness of the society. The book has fourteen chapters which are divided into five major sections each defining the theme of the book. The first two A Darkling Plain and Prelude to Dust brings about the human weakness that developed as a result of the 1930’s drought and the years in which people didn’t care about agricultural practices. The next two sections, Cimarron County, Oklahoma and Haskell County, Kansas, enables the audience to understand the concept of the microcosm. The victims of the disaster offer firsthand information on how the deadly disaster tore their society apart. The last section A New Deal for the Land describes the federal relief that tried elevate the society and help people move on from the shock of the depression. It is in this section that the conservation practices to try and bring into terms the better dryland farming methods by the federal programs are discussed.…show more content… This was until 1930 where agriculture was thriving due to adequate rainfall. When the drought hit, the soil blew away taking so many resources that the farmers took to
