THE DUST BOWL
A Film by Ken Burns
2 DVDs
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Two dozen survivors recall the decade-long drought that nearly swept away the breadbasket of the nation—forcing thousands of desperate families to relocate and resulting in the worst man-made ecological disaster in American history.
Acclaimed filmmaker Burns covers the Great Depression, 1935’s catastrophic "Black Sunday," the arrival of the "Okies" in California, Roosevelt’s New Deal programs, and the lessons survivors learned from the experience.
| Copyright | 2012 |
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| Publisher | PBS |
| Grade | 9 and up |
| Color | Color |
| Run Time | Total time: 227 minutes |