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
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[United States] :
PBS
2014.
- Language
- English
- Corporate Author
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- Online Access
- Instantly available on hoopla.
Cover image - 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.