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On sale:
October 2009
Price:
$20.89
Format:
Reinforced Edition
Size:
10 x 10 in
Pages:
96 pp
Ages:
10-14
Grades:
5-8
ISBN-13: 9780802795489
ISBN-10: 080279548X
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The Dust Bowl Through the Lens
How Photography Revealed and Helped Remedy a National Disaster
By Martin W. Sandler
Book Description
The author of Lincoln Through the Lens turns his eye to another pivotal historic era
The Dust Bowl was a time of hardship and environmental and economic disaster. More than 100 million acres of land had turned to dust, causing hundreds of thousands of people to seek new homes and opportunities thousands of miles away, while millions more chose to stay and battle nature to save their land.
FDR's army of photographers took to the roads to document this national crisis. Their pictures spoke a thousand words, and a new form of storytelling— photojournalism—was born. With the help of iconic photographs from Dorothea Lange, Walker Evans, Arthur Rothstein, and many more, Martin Sandler tells the story of a nation as it endured its darkest days and the extraordinary courage and spirit of those who survived.
★“Excellent. Seldom has the connection between the arts and the general quality of life been made so clear. It provides a lesson in strength and perseverance that is certainly applicable today.”–School Library Journal, starred review
“Sandler offers an interesting perspective on the power photography has to shape public opinion and inspire social change.”—Kirkus Reviews
"Telling the story with intelligence and sensitivity, Sandler honors the people who lived through the disaster and the great photographers of the 1930s, who documented the dramatic story for the people of their own time and created a record that transcends that time.”—Booklist
“It is a treasure trove for social studies, English, art, science, or music teachers who are introducing a unit or a work related to the Great Depression. With a broad lens, Sandler emphasizes that the images and the people who record them are an integral part of social change.”—VOYA
“The majority of these subjects directly relate to Sandler’s thesis: that the Dust Bowl provided a canvas for photographers to record individuals 'caught in a desperate situation' and create an American portrait to inspire change."--The Horn Boook
“The brevity of the chapters make this an unintimidating entrée to children unfamiliar with the Dust Bowl, and substantial quotations from farmers who abandoned their farms or rode out the disaster praying for rain are every bit as gripping as the photographs.”—BCCB
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