Ken Burns: The Dust Bowl
Type
Label
Ken Burns: The Dust Bowl
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Rated TVPG
Main title
Ken Burns: The Dust Bowl
Medium
electronic resource
Runtime
652
Summary
Survey the causes of the worst man-made ecological disaster in American history, when 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. See vivid interviews with 26 survivors of those hard times, combined with dramatic photographs and seldom-seen movie footage, that bring to life stories of incredible human suffering and equally incredible perseverance. The documentary is also a morality tale about our relationship to the land that sustains us - a lesson we ignore at our peril
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Contributor
Content
Actor
Director
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Outgoing Resources
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