The Dust Bowl

The Dust Bowl

ENDED1 Seasons2 Episodes7.9
NetworkPBS
First AiredNov 18, 2012
Last AiredNov 19, 2012
Runtime118 min

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.

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Cast

Patricia Clarkson
Patricia Clarkson
Hazel Lucas Shaw
Peter Coyote
Peter Coyote
Peter Coyote
Carolyn McCormick
Carolyn McCormick
Caroline Henderson

Seasons & Episodes1 season · 2 episodes

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The Great Plow Up
E1The Great Plow Up
Nov 18, 2012118m
The grasslands of the southern Plains were rapidly turned into wheat fields. Then following the early years of the drought, storms killed crops and livestock and literally rearranged the landscape. The worst storm of them all was on April 14, 1935—Black Sunday—a searing experience for everyone caught in it, including a young songwriter from Pampa, Texas, named Woody Guthrie.
Reaping the Whirlwind
E2Reaping the Whirlwind
Nov 19, 2012118m
Black Sunday was only halfway through the decade-long crisis. The storms continued. The Great Depression still affected people. Government programs were instituted to help. Learn what FDR’s administration did to try to keep the southern Plains from becoming a North American Sahara desert. Find out why some residents finally decided they had to give up and move somewhere else and how some held on.

About The Dust Bowl

The Dust Bowl is a documentary series on PBS. The show first aired on Nov 18, 2012 and currently has 1 season and 2 episodes. The Dust Bowl has ended after 1 seasons. It has a rating of 7.9/10 based on 28 votes. The cast includes Patricia Clarkson, Peter Coyote, Carolyn McCormick.

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