85 - Great Depression and Dust Bowl
An episode of the Texas History for Kids podcast, hosted by Michelle Gallegos, titled "85 - Great Depression and Dust Bowl" was published on July 28, 2025 and runs 13 minutes.
July 28, 2025 ·13m · Texas History for Kids
Summary
Let me know what you thought of this podcast! Send a text. It all started in 1929 when the stock market crashed and stock prices dropped so fast and so far that millions of people lost all their savings overnight. Banks closed. Jobs vanished. And the United States entered the worst economic crisis it had ever seen. Now… add in the Dust Bowl—and things in Texas went from bad to worse. Today you'll learn : ✅ What life was really like in Texas during the Great Depression ✅ The creat...
Episode Description
Let me know what you thought of this podcast! Send a text.
It all started in 1929 when the stock market crashed and stock prices dropped so fast and so far that millions of people lost all their savings overnight. Banks closed. Jobs vanished. And the United States entered the worst economic crisis it had ever seen.
Now… add in the Dust Bowl—and things in Texas went from bad to worse. Today you'll learn :
✅ What life was really like in Texas during the Great Depression
✅ The creative—and quirky—ways Texans survived
✅ How this tough time changed Texas forever
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