Children of the Dust.Children of the Dust Betty Grant Henshaw Texas Tech University Press PO Box 41037, Lubbock, TX 79409-1037 9780896726314, $22.95, www.ttup.ttu.edu The dust bowl was a harsh time, when even finding the backbreaking back·break·ing adj. Demanding great exertion; arduous and exhausting. back  break work needed to eke out eke outVerb [eking, eked] 1. to make (a supply) last for a long time by using as little as possible 2. a living was hard. "Children of the Dust: An Okie Family Story" is author Betty Grant Henshaw's reflections on her life growing up in this difficult environment, under a father who had to toil long hours in the boiling sun every day, for a pittance pit·tance n. 1. A meager monetary allowance, wage, or remuneration. 2. A very small amount: not a pittance of remorse. of a wage, just so she could eat. A touching story of adolescence in the crux of adversity, "Children of the Dust" is a great read, and effectively a window into the tough times of yesteryear yes·ter·year n. 1. The year before the present year. 2. Time past; yore. yes . |
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