The wind was the cause of it all. The sand, too, had a share in it, and human beings were involved, but the wind was the primal force, and but for it the whole series of events would not have happened. There was nothing to break the sweep of the wind across the treeless prairies, when the sand blew in blinding fury across the plains.
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The wind was the cause of it all. The sand, too, had a share in it, and human beings were involved, but the wind was the primal force, and but for it the whole series of events would not have happened. There was nothing to break the sweep of the wind across the treeless prairies, when the sand blew in blinding fury across the plains.
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This book was written by Dorothy Scarborough in 1925. It tells the story of a young lady at age 18, from Virginia, whose parents have died and she has to go live with a cousin in Sweetwater, Texas. She is excited about moving west but finds all kinds of harsh realities lie ahead, such as jealousy, marriage without love, ranching, drought, dying cattle, dust storms, and wind. Wind is the main theme throughout this book. It can drive people crazy. This book is so very well written. It's one of the top 10 books about Texas.
