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Dust Bowl: Terms
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The day after Black Sunday, an Associated Press reporter used the term "Dust Bowl" for the first time. "Three little words achingly familiar on the Western farmer's tongue, rule life in the dust bowl of the continent – if it rains." The term stuck and was used by radio reporters and writers, in private letters and public speeches.
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The phrase "Dust Bowl" holds a powerful place in the American imagination. It connotes a confusing mixture of concepts. Is the Dust Bowl a place? Was it an event? An era? American popular culture employs the term in all three ways.
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Listed below are some Library of Congress Subject Headings used in the catalog for books relating to the Dust Bowl. Use these terms to Search by Subject. Remember, this list is by no means conclusive.
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