R. Douglas Hurt

R. Douglas Hurt is a professor and the chair of the Department of History at Purdue University. He has written numerous books about the Great Plains, including The Great Plains during World War II and Problems of Plenty: The American Farmer in the Twentieth Century.
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The Big Empty

The Big Empty

The Great Plains in the Twentieth Century

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