From the mountains to the prairies
– from the Great Lakes to the Rocky Mountains
– breadbasket of the nation – huge farms produce wheat corn and soy beans
– farmers had to struggle ( zápasit ) very hard in the past
– Dust Bowl – during the Great Depression in 1930s
– 1929 – stock market crash
– prices dropped
– rains stopped, crops failed,
– the soil blew away in great dust storms => farmers lost their livehoods
– Oakies – moved to California to start anew life
Denver
– capital of Colorado
– Mile High City
– Gateway to the Rocky Mountains
– its wealth – oil, coal, gas, uranium
– nearby ski slopes, hiking trails
Colorado
– Spanish name for the mayor river, which is colored red
