tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post4229015813952425353..comments2024-01-21T03:26:23.301-05:00Comments on Musings: The Worst Hard Time: A Book Reviewsagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-16055614446619829892012-04-07T05:06:09.151-04:002012-04-07T05:06:09.151-04:00A totally absorbing and page-turning narrative wit...A totally absorbing and page-turning narrative with a perfect balance of personal histories and social, political and ecological events skillfully interwoven. I couldn't help but see parallels to today's ongoing struggle between financial imperatives and environmental realities. Should be required reading for every nay-sayer of global warming.Sverigehttp://appreciatelifevenmore.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-80061546952684677322011-05-07T00:26:21.630-04:002011-05-07T00:26:21.630-04:00A friend corresponded with Mildred (Osteen) (now 8...A friend corresponded with Mildred (Osteen) (now 88 years of age) who is one of the last survivors of the dust bowl. They lived in a dugout. She says some of the things attributed to her family was not true, or happened to someone else. Some was was out of proportion to what really happened. However, most of the things in the book were actual happenings, as told to me by my grandparents, and others who lived in Okla at that time.<br /><br />JLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-42244814448236405182011-04-28T12:36:22.575-04:002011-04-28T12:36:22.575-04:00My review:
http://bookblogbydana.blogspot.com/2011...My review:<br />http://bookblogbydana.blogspot.com/2011/04/worst-hard-time.htmlDanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15099276388575958095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-31891500128304372862008-07-13T02:55:00.000-04:002008-07-13T02:55:00.000-04:00My great grandmother was Hazel Lucas, and I believ...My great grandmother was Hazel Lucas, and I believe this book does my family justice. I'm glad thier story got out there and was told before my dear Nana died a few years back.<BR/><BR/>*Note of interest* my grandfather (the one born in the book) is still claustrophobic from sleeping under all those damp towels as a baby. : )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-53034979810282232502008-04-26T13:13:00.000-04:002008-04-26T13:13:00.000-04:00I have this book in my library basket, just waitin...I have this book in my library basket, just waiting to be read.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04664642293286996220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-26708156780386923792008-04-26T09:54:00.000-04:002008-04-26T09:54:00.000-04:00This one has been on my night stand forever, but h...This one has been on my night stand forever, but hey, you could read <I>Rising Tide</I> for the SRC!<BR/><BR/>My grandmother came back to TN in a covered wagon after her farming dad went broke in Oklahoma. She tells me nothing of the adventure, she doesn't want me to know how poor they were. My great grandfather also spent some time behind bars, and this she doesn't know I know. What a story, if she would just open up...maggie moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462439415973311990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-19880101010578236042008-04-24T22:33:00.000-04:002008-04-24T22:33:00.000-04:00Wow, that sounds good enough to read...:)Wow, that sounds good enough to read...:)Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13158409505328990008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-36603791519017687992008-04-24T09:00:00.000-04:002008-04-24T09:00:00.000-04:00I like books w/ strong characters, those who push ...I like books w/ strong characters, those who push on and make a difference for future generations. I might look into this one when I'm done w/ Mistress and 1000 Splendid Suns.Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17560614073319109150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-65632338397282653142008-04-23T10:29:00.000-04:002008-04-23T10:29:00.000-04:00Sounds like a good read. Yet again, another exampl...Sounds like a good read. Yet again, another example of unintended consequences.<BR/><BR/>Cheers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-83597773194350787612008-04-23T08:33:00.000-04:002008-04-23T08:33:00.000-04:00Books that I deem 'better' than The Secret Knowled...Books that I deem 'better' than The Secret Knowledge of Water keep popping up in front of it. Currently I'm reading To Kill A Mockingbird. Next is Little Women. After that, I may actually open it past the copyright page.Murfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859630977737647681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-32689187136826925102008-04-23T06:46:00.000-04:002008-04-23T06:46:00.000-04:00Diane, thanks--I'll put it on my audible list Kenj...Diane, thanks--I'll put it on my audible list <BR/><BR/>Kenju, I thought it was you who had reviewed it, but searched your site and couldn't find it. Now that I think of it, maybe you wrote about it in a comment in my blog. Thanks for suggesting it.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-66459175381015515052008-04-23T00:50:00.000-04:002008-04-23T00:50:00.000-04:00I read that one, Sage, and I think I mentioned it ...I read that one, Sage, and I think I mentioned it to you. It made me grateful that I didn't live in those times!kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-31039142428399506692008-04-22T22:13:00.000-04:002008-04-22T22:13:00.000-04:00sage - I listened to the unabridged version from a...sage - I listened to the unabridged version from audible and recommend itDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15552248284380193013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-56830946832921463872008-04-22T21:30:00.000-04:002008-04-22T21:30:00.000-04:00Diane, did you listen to it--I noticed I can get i...Diane, did you listen to it--I noticed I can get it unabridged from audible. <BR/><BR/>Applachianist, I've read about Rising Tide and have it saved in my "want" list for Amazon.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-50643311222451403372008-04-22T19:21:00.000-04:002008-04-22T19:21:00.000-04:00I wouldn't call tis complaining, Sage. This sounds...I wouldn't call tis complaining, Sage. <BR/><BR/>This sounds like a book, I'd like to read. I recommend "Rising Tide, the great Mississippi flood of 1927 and how it changed America" which is along similar lines. <BR/><BR/>I heard on Writers Almanac (I've come to enjoy it) I believe last week was the anniversary of all of that dust kicking off. LOL, the cover of the book reminds me of Taji. <BR/><BR/>But how true, all the ingredients of such a storm. It just doesn't start with a breeze.Hill Billy Ravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03704562883204427129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-45665154358452895792008-04-22T16:26:00.000-04:002008-04-22T16:26:00.000-04:00Sage - since I think you're a bit of a history buf...Sage - since I think you're a bit of a history buff, I'll recommend to you the Journey of Crazy Horse.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15552248284380193013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-25494259981516256702008-04-22T14:59:00.000-04:002008-04-22T14:59:00.000-04:00Ed, I agree that there is a benefit from subsides ...Ed, I agree that there is a benefit from subsides in that they do create surpluses, but you have to be careful to maintain enough of a surplus to make sure there isn't famine, but not so much that it destroys the market. Part of the problem with the pre-dust bowl area is that people didn't have a longterm vision for what was happening and their impact on others. A truly "capitalist/free enterprise" system would not only allow the market to do its job, but would also "punish" those farmers whose barren land blew onto their neighbors land and destroyed their crops. But how? And when no one owns anything of value anyway, it's impossible to "charge" the true cost of the damages.<BR/><BR/>Murf, what book are you wanting to recommend? Are you still reading The Secret Knowledge of Water? You've been reading it for 2 years and it's no War and Peace. If you haven't gotten into it by now, give it up!sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-84903135668960024352008-04-22T14:47:00.000-04:002008-04-22T14:47:00.000-04:00I wonder what it feels like to recommend a book to...I wonder what it feels like to recommend a book to you and have you actually read it. :-)<BR/><BR/>I'd say this sounds interesting but I'm still attempting The Secret Knowledge of Water. Any books in this genre have sort of lost their appeal.Murfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859630977737647681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-16347576987383779152008-04-22T14:46:00.000-04:002008-04-22T14:46:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Murfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859630977737647681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-82054410178767358272008-04-22T10:53:00.000-04:002008-04-22T10:53:00.000-04:00Interesting book. I'll have to add that to my lon...Interesting book. I'll have to add that to my long long list.<BR/><BR/>As a Constitutionalist and the son of a farmer, I have a hard time with farm subsidies. As a strict Constitutionalist, they should be obsoleted since farm crops should be regulated only by the free market. But I find myself making the case that farms and the food they grow are a vital part of our national defense. Being able to raise the food we eat allows us to withstand a food embargo should one ever be placed on us. So I find myself juggling back and forth on both sides of this fence.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.com