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Ken Burns's The Dust Bowl, Episode 1, The Great Plow Up
directed by Ken Burns, 1953-; produced by Ken Burns, 1953-, Julie Dunfey, fl. 1999-2012 and Dayton Duncan, fl. 1998-2012, Florentine Films, in Ken Burns's The Dust Bowl, Episode 1 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2012), 1 hour 53 mins
In the first episode of Ken Burns’ THE DUST BOWL, feel the full force of the worst manmade environmental disaster in America’s history as survivors recall the terror of the dust storms, the desperation of hungry families and how they managed to find hope even as the earth and heavens seemed to turn against them.
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directed by Ken Burns, 1953-; produced by Ken Burns, 1953-, Julie Dunfey, fl. 1999-2012 and Dayton Duncan, fl. 1998-2012, Florentine Films, in Ken Burns's The Dust Bowl, Episode 1 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2012), 1 hour 53 mins
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In the first episode of Ken Burns’ THE DUST BOWL, feel the full force of the worst manmade environmental disaster in America’s history as survivors recall the terror of the dust storms, the desperation of hungry families and how they managed to find hope even as the earth and heavens seemed to turn against them.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ken Burns, 1953-, Julie Dunfey, fl. 1999-2012, Dayton Duncan, fl. 1998-2012, Florentine Films
Author / Creator
Ken Burns, 1953-
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Ken Burns's The Dust Bowl
Speaker / Narrator
Ken Burns, 1953-
Person Discussed
Ken Burns, 1953-
Topic / Theme
Dust storms, Environment, Environmental disasters, Dust Bowl, 1928-1935, Climate and the Environment
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 by Public Broadcasting Service
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Ken Burns's The Dust Bowl, Episode 2, Reaping the Whirlwind
directed by Ken Burns, 1953-; produced by Ken Burns, 1953-, Julie Dunfey, fl. 1999-2012 and Dayton Duncan, fl. 1998-2012, Florentine Films, in Ken Burns's The Dust Bowl, Episode 2 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2012), 1 hour 54 mins
In the second episode of Ken Burns’s DUST BOWL, experience the gradual relief as the families of the plains seek new lives in California and government conservation efforts — and a break in the drought in 1939 — eventually stabilize the soil and bring the farms back to life, but with dangers of another Dust...
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directed by Ken Burns, 1953-; produced by Ken Burns, 1953-, Julie Dunfey, fl. 1999-2012 and Dayton Duncan, fl. 1998-2012, Florentine Films, in Ken Burns's The Dust Bowl, Episode 2 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2012), 1 hour 54 mins
Description
In the second episode of Ken Burns’s DUST BOWL, experience the gradual relief as the families of the plains seek new lives in California and government conservation efforts — and a break in the drought in 1939 — eventually stabilize the soil and bring the farms back to life, but with dangers of another Dust Bowl facing future generations.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ken Burns, 1953-, Julie Dunfey, fl. 1999-2012, Dayton Duncan, fl. 1998-2012, Florentine Films
Author / Creator
Ken Burns, 1953-
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Ken Burns's The Dust Bowl
Speaker / Narrator
Ken Burns, 1953-
Topic / Theme
Farming, Immigration and emigration, Dust storms, Environmental disasters, Dust Bowl, 1928-1935, Climate and the Environment
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 by Public Broadcasting Service
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