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Behind the Scenes | Making The Dust Bowl

Behind the Scenes | Making The Dust Bowl

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Extended Trailer

Extended Trailer

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Behind the Scenes | Uncovering the Dust Bowl

Behind the Scenes | Uncovering the Dust Bowl

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5:55
The Dust Bowl Season 1

The Great Plow-Up

Season 1 Episode 1
1:55:15
Reaping the Whirlwind

Reaping the Whirlwind

Season 1 Episode 2
1:55:45
Environmental Catastrophe

Environmental Catastrophe

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12:11
Government Reform Programs

Government Reform Programs

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5:16
Relief

Relief

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6:43
Modern Machinery

Modern Machinery

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4:09
Recovery

Recovery

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4:20
Reform

Reform

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4:43
Low Valued Wheat

Low Valued Wheat

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1:56
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The Dust Bowl

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Feel the full force of the worst manmade environmental disaster in America’s history.
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Season 1 Episode 2
Reaping the Whirlwind
The storms and the Great Depression continued.
The Dust Bowl Season 1
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Season 1 Episode 1
The Great Plow-Up
The southern Plains were rapidly turned from grasslands to wheat fields.
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