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The Dust Bowl was the name given to the Great Plains region devastated by drought in 1930s depression-ridden America.

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written by Goebel Reeves. A "hobo" is a person who “Hobo’s Lullaby” was his most famous song. He set it to the civil war tune “After the Battle Mother.” It's likely that he wrote this as a teen before hitting the rails and becoming a drifter himself.

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It was only very recently that I found out this song was written by Goebel Reeves. Pete Seeger did this song so much I had always assumed that he had written it.

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The 3 attributed causes of the Dust Bowl are:
1. Drought/weather
2. Over-farming
3. Lack of environmental knowledge

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Many farmer families were put out of business and forced to leave the MidWest. Most migrated west to California, where they tried to find work on ranches and farms.

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Drought struck the Mid West from 1934-1937. Without plant life to keep the soil rooted, winds easily picked up topsoil and swirled it into clouds called “black blizzards.” Dust storms caused chaos for farmers, causing 60% of the population to migrate.

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Dust covered farm affected by the drought. Cars riding through street during dust storm. Dust blowing over fields. Cow grazing in barren field. Scene of man scooping up dry soil and parched crops.