The Dust Bowl

Streaming video - 2014

Survey the causes of the worst man-made ecological disaster in American history, when 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. See vivid interviews with 26 survivors of those hard times, combined with dramatic photographs and seldom-seen movie footage, that bring to life stories of incredible human suffering and equally incredible perseverance. The documentary is also a morality tale about our relationship to the land that sustains us - a lesson we ignore at our peril.

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Published
[United States] : PBS 2014.
Language
English
Corporate Author
hoopla digital
Corporate Author
hoopla digital (-)
Other Authors
Stephen (Cinematographer) McCarthy (-)
Online Access
Instantly available on hoopla.
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Physical Description
1 online resource (2 video files (approximately 240 min.)) : sd., col
Format
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Audience
Rated TVPG.
Production Credits
Directed by Ken Burns.
Access
AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).
  • Episode 1 The Great Plow Up Episode 2 Reaping the Whirlwind.