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Author Stanley, Jerry, 1941-

Title Children of the Dust Bowl : the true story of the school at Weedpatch Camp / Jerry Stanley ; illustrated with photographs.

Publication Info. New York : Crown, 1993.
©1992

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Location Call No. Status
 Burlington Public Library - Children's Department  J973.91 STA    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Children's Department  J 978 STA    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Children's Department  J 973.91 STANLEY    Check Shelf
Edition First edition First paperback edition.
Description 85 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 78-80) and index.
Summary Describes the plight of the migrant workers who traveled from the Dust Bowl to California during the Depression and were forced to live in a federal labor camp and discusses the school that was built for their children.
Subject Children of migrant laborers -- Education -- California -- Arvin -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Droughts -- Southwestern States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Depressions -- 1929 -- Great Plains -- Juvenile literature.
Depressions -- 1929 -- Southwestern States -- Juvenile literature.
Migrant labor -- California.
Depressions -- 1929.
ISBN 0517880946 paperback $6.99
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