{"product_id":"letters-from-the-dust-bowl-9780806135403","title":"Letters from the Dust Bowl","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn May 1936 Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace wrote to Caroline Henderson to praise her contributions to American understanding of some of our farm problems. His comments reflected the national attention aroused by Henderson's articles, which had been published in Atlantic Monthly since 1931. Even today, Henderson's articles are frequently cited for her vivid descriptions of the dust storms that ravaged the Plains. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaroline Henderson was a Mount Holyoke graduate who moved to Oklahoma's panhandle to homestead and teach in 1907. This collection of Henderson's letters and articles published from 1908 to1966 presents an intimate portrait of a woman's life in the Great Plains. Her writing mirrors her love of the land and the literature that sustained her as she struggled for survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlvin O. Turner has collected and edited Henderson's published materials together with her private correspondence. Accompanying biographical sketch, chapter introductions, and annotations provide details on Henderson's life and context for her frequent literary allusions and comments on contemporary issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHenderson, Caroline:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eCaroline Henderson \u003c\/b\u003e(1877-1965) wrote numerous articles for the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTurner, Alvin O.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eAlvin O. Turner, \u003c\/b\u003e Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma, is coauthor of \u003ci\u003eOklahoma at the Crossroads\u003c\/i\u003e and author of \u003ci\u003eIndex to Historic Record in Canadian County, Oklahoma.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"University of Oklahoma Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50413117604114,"sku":"9780806135403","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_59d7ff83-2a8d-4ef7-8800-24804b35345f.jpg?v=1729347645","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/letters-from-the-dust-bowl-9780806135403","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}