“Oh my gosh, the wind isn’t blowing!” Lydia clawed the dingy sheets from her young children’s beds. Plunging and gripping the material, she extracted as much brown dust as she could.

Bundling the dripping laundry in her arms, she dashed out to the drooping clothesline. Women, especially mothers, were on the frontline of the war against wind and dust.

Searching for food and learning to live on little money, they struggled to feed their families. Dirt seeped into any crevice of the house and caused babies to cough up black soil.

The women fought against grasshoppers which threatened their gardens while they daily prayed, "What can a mother do? Lord, send me strength!”Kindle Customer 4. 0 out of 5 stars Excellent storyline.

Well depicted life of the dust bowl, grasshoppers, tornadoes and the hard life of farming. Author did a great job of putting you right there in the scene.

October 30, 2022 This was a great book and very informative. I could not imagine the difficulties people faced from their day to day lives but this family pushed through and encouraged each other praying and believing.

They fought through all the hardships together. I encourage anyone interested in the dust bowl storms, the great depression and the love of family to survive that Era to read this book.

Dirt, dust, topsoil, earth, disorder, bugs, pestilence, and illness dropped from the heavens above seizing the aspirations and futures of the people she loved. .