Ken Burns: The Dust Bowl

Ken Burns: The Dust Bowl

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THE DUST BOWL chronicles 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. Menacing black blizzards killed farmers’ crops and livestock, threatened the lives of children, and forced thousands of desperate families to pick up and move.
IMDb 8.2/102012
DocumentaryHistoricalIntense
DocumentaryHistoricalIntense
IMDb 8.2/102012
Cast: Peter Coyote
13+
Season 1
Ken Burns: The Dust Bowl
DocumentaryHistoricalIntense
IMDb 8.2/102012
THE DUST BOWL chronicles 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. Menacing black blizzards killed farmers’ crops and livestock, threatened the lives of children, and forced thousands of desperate families to pick up and move.
Creators and Cast
Directors
Ken Burns
Producers
Ken BurnsDayton DuncanJulie Dunfey
Cast
Peter Coyote
Studio
PBS
Content advisory
13+
frightening scenessmokingFlashing lights and strobing patterns might affect photosensitive viewers
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