The Dust Bowl

The Dust Bowl (2012)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • First Air Date: 2012-11-18
  • Last Air Date: 2012-11-19
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 2
  • Status: Ended
  • Episode Runtime: 118 min.
  • Network: PBS
  • Director:
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Summary

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.

  • Keywords: great depression, dust storm, 1930s
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    The Dust Bowl Seasons

    Season 1

    First Air Date: 2012-11-18
    2 Episodes

    The Dust Bowl Episodes

    Title Air Date Duration
    Season 1Episode 1The Great Plow-Up (1890-1935)120 min
    Season 1Episode 2Reaping the Whirlwind (1935-1940)120 min
    • Patricia Clarkson

      as Hazel Lucas Shaw
    • Peter Coyote

      as Peter Coyote
    • Carolyn McCormick

      as Caroline Henderson
    Writing Dayton Duncan Writer
    Production Dayton Duncan Producer
    Production Ken Burns Producer
    Production Julie A. Dunfey Producer
    Directing Ken Burns Director

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