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The Dust Bowl | The Land of Opportunity | 1

American Scandal

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The Stock Market Crash and Its Aftermath

This chapter provides a detailed account of the stock market crash in 1929, the resulting economic collapse, and its effects on the agricultural markets and farmers in the southern plains. It also explores the ecological crisis that arose from the abandonment of land and the erosion of soil.

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