The Last Days of the Rainbelt

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d av i d j. w i s h a r t The Last Days of the Rainbelt University of Nebraska Press Lincoln & London  © 2013 by the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Funds for the index were provided by the unl Research Council. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Wishart, David J., 1946– The last days of the rainbelt / David J. Wishart. pages cm. Summary: “A geographical history of eastern Colorado, western Kansas, and southwestern Nebraska during the 1890s drought”— Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-8032-4618-8 (hardback: alk. paper) 1. Great Plains—History—19th century. 2. Droughts— Great Plains—History—19th century. 3. Agriculture—Great Plains—History—19th century. 4. Farmers—Great Plains— Social conditions—19th century. 5. Human geography— Great Plains. 6. Social change—Great Plains—History—19th century. 7. Great Plains—Environmental conditions. 8. Great Plains—Economic conditions—19th century. I. Title. f595.w77 2013 978'.032—dc23 2013019313 Set in Granjon by Laura Wellington. ...