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Reaping the Whirlwind
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1:55:45
Season 1 Episode 2
Reaping the Whirlwind
The storms and the Great Depression continued.
The Dust Bowl Season 1
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1:55:15
Season 1 Episode 1
The Great Plow-Up
The southern Plains were rapidly turned from grasslands to wheat fields.
Behind the Scenes | Making The Dust Bowl
6:45
Behind the Scenes | Making The Dust Bowl
Ken Burns, Dayton Duncan, Julie Dunfey and Susan Shumaker talk about making The Dust Bowl.
Extended Trailer
1:43
Extended Trailer
The Dust Bowl chronicles the worst man-made ecological disaster in American history
Official Trailer
0:30
Official Trailer
Feel the full force of the worst manmade environmental disaster in America’s history.
Behind the Scenes | Uncovering the Dust Bowl
5:55
Behind the Scenes | Uncovering the Dust Bowl
Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan discuss making The Dust Bowl
Environmental Catastrophe
12:11
Environmental Catastrophe
As the Great Depression sets in, farmers on the Great Plains begin to feel its effects.
Government Reform Programs
5:16
Government Reform Programs
By 1937, the Dust Bowl farmers are asking for government help.
Relief
6:43
Relief
Social worker Dorothy Williamson describes her experiences in the Dust Bowl
Modern Machinery
4:09
Modern Machinery
Modern machinery made farming more profitable.
Recovery
4:20
Recovery
In 1935, 850 million acres of topsoil are swept off the Great Plains.
Reform
4:43
Reform
In the summer of 1936, Roosevelt takes a whistle-stop tour across the Midwest.
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