DVD
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The dust bowl
Languages
English or Spanish dialogue; English or Spanish subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing; English descriptive audio.
Performers
Narrated by Peter Coyote.
Publication Information
[Boston] : PBS Distribution, c2012.
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (ca. 240 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated.
Summary
Ken Burns documents the worst man-made ecological disaster in American history, when a frenzied wheat boom on the southern Plains, followed by a decade-long drought during the 1930s, nearly swept away the breadbasket of the nation. Vivid interviews, dramatic photographs, and seldom-seen movie footage bring to life incredible stories of human suffering and perseverance.
Notes
Title from container.
Originally broadcast on PBS in 2012.
Special features: behind the scenes ; deleted scenes ; additional interviews.
Subjects
- Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939.
- Environmental disasters > Great Plains.
- Great Plains > History > 20th century.
- Great Plains > Social conditions > 20th century.
- United States > History > 1919-1933.
- United States > History > 1933-1945.
- United States > Social conditions > 1918-1932.
- United States > Social conditions > 1933-1945.