Book Cases: Nesters

Thursday, September 02, 2010

Who were your favorite characters in the book? Or whose Dust Bowl story did you find most engaging?

kc said...: I liked Bam, with his gentle old cowboy spirit. And I love that he got to be the iconic figure in "The Plow That Broke the Plains," that his kid got to see him be a "movie star" like Gene Autry! — even though the yokels criticized him, stupidly, for being part of a socialist agenda.

I was also intrigued by Uncle Dick and Doc, just because they were such characters.; 12:52 PM, September 02, 2010
Erin said...: Bam White was my favorite, too. For his cool name, if nothing else.

Hazel Lucas' story is memorable, from her teaching school for no pay, to her marriage and the death of her baby. It's hard to imagine listening to your baby cough and struggle to breath for weeks and months and not leaving the Panhandle immediately. As kc mentioned, that's the kind of behavior that's truly mind-boggling. Risk your own health if you must, but no tenacious spirit or loyalty to the land makes it OK to risk your child's life.; 7:16 PM, September 07, 2010
cl said...: "Wanted: A real man." — Sadie White; 1:20 PM, September 08, 2010
Erin said...: Yes! That was a brilliant story. Wish we'd learned how that pair ended up.; 2:46 PM, September 09, 2010

Thursday, September 02, 2010