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The Dust Bowl

Part 1 of 2. Recalling the environmental catastrophe.

120 min.

Reaping the Whirlwind

Reaping the Whirlwind

The Dust Bowl

Conclusion. How many families migrated to California.

120 min.

Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned

The Dust Bowl

What lessons can we take from what happened during the Dust Bowl?

Meet Arthur Rothstein

Meet Arthur Rothstein

The Dust Bowl

Meet photojournalist Arthur Rothstein.

Meet Caroline Henderson

Meet Caroline Henderson

The Dust Bowl

Meet Caroline Henderson, author of Letters from the Dust Bowl.

Meet Sanora Babb

Meet Sanora Babb

The Dust Bowl

Meet journalist Sanora Babb.


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Part 1 of a two-part documentary detailing the environmental catastrophe that destroyed the farmlands of the Great Plains and caused massive dust storms during the 1930s. Firsthand stories of survivors, photos and film footage chronicle the era.

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