We hear a lot about the Bakersfield Sound but beyond the music, the voices of the valley still ring strong. One such voice was Wilma Elizabeth McDaniel, known as the "Okie Poet," who chronicled the ...

Less well-known than those who sought refuge in California, typified by the Joad family in John Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath,” the Dust Bowlers who stayed overcame an almost unbelievable series of ...

Dust storms have been wreaking havoc across the country, and the mix of climate change and lax environmental regulations mean they’re likely to continue. In their wake, air quality readings spiked ...

FORT SMITH -- The Museum of History brought color to the Dust Bowl and Great Depression era through a presentation by historian Steve Kite telling the stories of how families survived the disasters.

Sanora Babb’s interviews about the Dust Bowl informed “The Grapes of Wrath.” The book’s success led to the cancellation of her own book contract. “Riding Like the Wind” tells her life story. By Robert ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) — The Dust Bowl was an event that happened almost 100 years ago in the United States where severe dust storms moved across the country damaging agriculture. With the severe ...

A couple of weeks before the Covid-19 pandemic forced the closure of theaters, museums and concert halls, Verdigris Ensemble premiered Dust Bowl, an ambitious piece composed by Anthony J. Maglione ...