Dust in the Wind

by Donald J. Richardson


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Hardcover
$12.95
Softcover
$7.95
Hardcover
$12.95

Book Details

Language : English
Publication Date : 6/21/2001

Format : Hardcover
Dimensions : 6x9
Page Count : 108
ISBN : 9780759650206
Format : Softcover
Dimensions : 6x9
Page Count : 108
ISBN : 9780759619975

About the Book

Dust in the Wind was written during the summer of 1988 when my wife, my son, and I were living in Ziegelhausen, Germany. I was a guest professor at Ruprecht Karls Universitaet (the University of Heidelberg) for the academic year. I had conceived the central idea of the book years earlier when I was in college, but I didn’t have a form for the story. Then when I happened onto Donald Worster’s Dust Bowl in the English Department Library at the University, I was struck by the stark world evoked by the illustrations Worster had chosen. Immediately, I sensed that the story of the rabbit drive should be connected to the dust bowl experience. After that, it was relatively easy for me to use my experiences on a farm in Rush County, Kansas during the 1950’s to provide a sense of the time I was writing about from the perspective of Ben, my counterpart. Ben is older than I, but I think we share many experiences, especially the awareness of poverty and the omnipresence of dirt in our lives. To this day, I still do not like getting my hands dirty.


About the Author

Don Richardson is a member of the English Department at Phoenix College in Arizona where he teaches English Composition, British Literature, and Introduction to Shakespeare. For more than a decade he also taught Children’s Literature, which led him to explore many fine writers and works. His favorite books are those written for young adult readers as they challenge readers to discover positive solutions for their life challenges. Although he has written several manuscripts, this is his first to be published. His hobbies are singing, reading, cooking, gardening, and woodworking. He also does volunteer work in the community.