The Dust Bowl
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The Hardy Ones - With the dust storms still ravishing their land, their homes and their family, many of those affected had a tough decision to make; leave in search of a better life or stay and face the seemingly never-ending storms. By 1936, nearly a quarter of the people living in the southern Plains had begun to leave. ...June 2015
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Reaping the Whirlwind - Filmmaker Ken Burns chronicles the worst man-made ecological disaster in American history. As the Great Depression continued into 1935, the inhabitants of the southern Plains also had to contend with 'black blizzards', violent dust storms that wiped out crops and livestock. They felt their plight ha... 51:53 Expired
Dust to Eat - Filmmaker Ken Burns chronicles the worst man-made ecological disaster in American history. By 1933, the people of the southern plains were already weary of the year-long drought that had withered their crops and turned their fields to dust. The prosperous years of bountiful harvests and high wheat prices were... 51:58 Expired
The Great Plow-Up - Filmmaker Ken Burns chronicles the worst man-made ecological disaster in American history, in which the frenzied wheat boom of the 'great plow-up', followed by a decade-long drought during the 1930s nearly swept away the breadbasket of the nation. Vivid interviews with survivors of those hard times, com...