Chapter 15, Richmond, "The Dirty THirties": Kansas and the Great Depression"

The depression doesn't hit kansas until about 1931. The fact that this also corresponds to the drought that the Great Plains began to experience. The Black BLizzards, the struggle people had with trying to keep the dirt out of their homes. But they still perservered and had social gatherings. They kept their heads up. Also, the fact that Alf Landon lived in Independence for a part of his childhood. His politics helped to shape Kansas. ALso, he wanted the best for the citizens of Kansas.