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<br />. <br /> <br />Suggested inside back cover: <br /> <br />Drought Snapshots from Twentieth Century America <br />1930s- The Great Plains drought creates the Dust Bowl, one of the most significant events of the <br />twentieth century. <br />1950-l954--Drought across the Southwest and southern plains claims the lives of millions of cattle <br />and forces hundreds of ranchers to ship their livestock to other regions of the country. <br />Early 1960s- The Northeast experiences drought for several consecutive years. <br />1975-1 977-Lack of winter snowfall results in extreme drought conditions in the West. <br />Mid-1980s to mid-1990s-Prolonged drought hits California, and the Midwest and parts of the <br />Southeast experience a drought emergency in 1988. <br />Late I 990s-Most southeastern and mid-Atlantic states experience a "1 OO-year" drought; the <br />torrential downpours that accompany hurricanes Dennis and Floyd only add to woes in these areas. <br /> <br />BOX-"And it never failed that during the dry years the people forgot about the rich years, and <br />during the wet years they lost all memory of the dry years. It was always that way." <br />-John Steinbeck <br />East of Eden <br />-END BOX . <br /> <br />Suggested outside back cover: <br /> <br />BOX-"Bad water management often occurs when facts are confused with values, when means are <br />confused with ends, and when technical judgments are made by citizens and politicians while value <br />judgments are made by scientists and professionals." <br />-William B. Lord <br />Water Resources Bulletin 1984 <br />-END BOX <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />17 <br />