The Misery and Calamity of the 1930's, and the Human Spirit
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Drought and tough times have appeared periodically and other weather disasters, such as floods and tornadoes, have come and gone. But none of these calamity periods can compare from the standpoint of monetary loss, long lasting distress, suffering, and discouragement with the decade of the 1930's.
The great depression which began in the fall of 1929 affected Kansas just as it did every other part of the country, but on top of it there was superimposed a decade of drought and dust storms. In other words, Kansas and neighboring Great Plains states got a double dose of misery and calamity.
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