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72 Stories
AdamMarashio- Reads 10
- Parts 1
What happens when a young boy in Oklahoma has to give his blanket up in an unusual circumstance? Will he make the sacrifice or will he face repercussions? Out here in the dustbowl stories like these are plentiful.- Reads 10
Godwottery- Reads 23
- Parts 7
The year is 1933. The citizens of the small farming town, Thomasville, are living through the dustbowl. Survival is difficult and tensions are high. Most have abandoned the town in search of work, and those who remain are struggling to get through daily life.+4 more- Reads 23
Crimson_FairyTales- Reads 4
- Parts 1
A story set in the time of the Great Depression. Once upon a time there was a girl named Drew Lafyette, who was born into a family of farmers with a father, a mother, two elder brothers, and one infant sister. Every day Drew would tend to the horses in the barn as her brothers tended to the crops. One day, Drew's mother fled to California with the youngest sibling when the family heard tell of "the monster" taking back the land. Because of that, Drew's father and elder brothers stayed to protect the family farmhouse. Because of that, Drew's father and elder brothers died by "the monster's henchmen". Until finally, Drew was left alone, homeless, and was now out for blood.- Reads 4
burntheashes13- Reads 30
- Parts 11
After the Dust Bowl stole his wife, John is forced to raise his son Daniel. John's brother Michael does everything he can to help, but it just seems like John is slowly losing his mind.+7 more- Reads 30
RickWilds- Reads 155
- Parts 4
A collection of hard fought thoughts and words composed through 30 some years of searching for stories in dive bars and empty bottles, across plains, hills, bayous and mountains of the midsouth - through lonerdom, loss and love. I have lived my life on my terms reaping the rewards and accepting the consequences. Documenting bits and pieces along the way mostly for my own enjoyment, but now I share some here with you. Your feedback is welcomed but not necessary. Thank you for reading.+19 more- Reads 155
prairie-ghoul- Reads 7
- Parts 1
The true story of the Dust Bowl black blizzards and a warning for us all.- Reads 7
briannastento- Reads 167
- Parts 5
When a curious eight-year-old little girl finds herself in the midst of The Great Depression, Annie Sloan has some decisions to make about growing up when her mother completely checks out and leaves Annie and her little sister after a tragedy.+5 more- Reads 167
kdabbott- Reads 21
- Parts 1
This story is the alternate ending to the Kristin Hannah story The Four Winds. This story follows the Martinelli family as they flee from Texas to California during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. Single mom, Elsa works as a farm laborer to support her two children, Loreda and Anothony, "Ant" after being abandoned by her husband Rafe. In California, Elsa is paid poorly and soon joins a movement by the workers for better wages and working conditions.- Reads 21
kennae6- Reads 23
- Parts 2
These girls (Tina, and Kelly) are trying to escape child labor of working in the fields. This story is a historical fiction book that takes place in 1923 that explains the adventure of these girls escaping.- Reads 23
