How the 1970s Drought Affected Jaden and His Family
In the mid-to-late 1970s, the United States suffered a nationwide drought. It hit hard in Oklahoma. It’s hot. It’s dry.
Jaden and his family are unaccustomed to the intense Oklahoma heat, having moved from Detroit.
Constant heat can become depressing and dispiriting. We read about how the heat, the dust, and the wind, it affected people during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s.
The Cavell family learns about this first-hand.
Jaden’s obnoxious Uncle Burley Jack locates a rental house outside of town in which the Cavells can live.
There is NO concrete. No skateboarding possibilities for miles.
Jaden is totally deflated.
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