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The Journal of C. J. Jackson, a Dust Bowl Migrant, Oklahoma to California, 1935 by William Durbin
tjlcody's review against another edition
5.0
Very interesting book.
Not gonna lie, the first few pages of the book drew me in if only because I really wanted to see how the author would follow up with a bloody chicken getting strapped to a teenager's leg (I think my exact words were "What in the ever-loving heck?")
In all seriousness, it's been a while since I've studied this subject, and I really enjoyed the perspective the author brought to the subject. I read the Dear America diary about the Dustbowl, and that covered some of the historical topics in this book, but I liked how this one went beyond that and covered what happened to the people who chose to leave, especially the discrimination faced by the Oklahomans.
Not gonna lie, the first few pages of the book drew me in if only because I really wanted to see how the author would follow up with a bloody chicken getting strapped to a teenager's leg (I think my exact words were "What in the ever-loving heck?")
In all seriousness, it's been a while since I've studied this subject, and I really enjoyed the perspective the author brought to the subject. I read the Dear America diary about the Dustbowl, and that covered some of the historical topics in this book, but I liked how this one went beyond that and covered what happened to the people who chose to leave, especially the discrimination faced by the Oklahomans.
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