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Rural life in Murray County, Debbie Sharp

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Rural life in Murray County, Debbie Sharp
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Rural life in Murray County
Medium
electronic resource
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Responsibility statement
Debbie Sharp
Series statement
Images of America
Summary
Located in south central Oklahoma, Murray County consists of 420 square miles of rolling hills, some of the world's most unusual rock outcroppings and formations, and mountainous areas that have for centuries led to severe weather conditions such as high winds, lightning, and tornadoes. The area has produced some amazingly rugged and tough people who have called Murray County home for generations. Images of America: Rural Life in Murray County tells the story of how they lived, what they produced on their farms, how they entertained themselves, and how they learned to improve their communities. In the early 1930s, when one of the most severe droughts on record produced the Dust Bowl and the nation was in a state of economic depression, the beginning of the Oklahoma A&M Cooperative Extension took root in Murray County, bringing economic change, improving living conditions, and providing educational opportunities to the rural farm families of Murray County
Target audience
adult
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Contributor
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