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Suicides
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Suicides
Multiple suicides took place during the Dust Bowl in the southern Great Plains.
Psychological
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Psychological
Dorthy Williamson discusses working in the southern Great Plains during the dust bowl.
New Deal Programs
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New Deal Programs
Help came to the Great Plains by way of New Deal programs.
Bonus Material | Dale Coen Talks About Dust Storms
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Bonus Material | Dale Coen Talks About Dust Storms
Dale Coen talks about dust storms.
Bonus Material | Dale Coen Reads a Poem by his Mother
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Bonus Material | Dale Coen Reads a Poem by his Mother
Dale Coen reads a poem by his mother about why she moved to the Great Plains.
Bonus Material | Robert Boots McCoy Talks About When The Rains Returned
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Bonus Material | Robert Boots McCoy Talks About When The Rains Returned
Robert Boots McCoy talks about when the rains returned.
Bonus Material | Robert Boots McCoy Talks About The Jack Rabbits
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Bonus Material | Robert Boots McCoy Talks About The Jack Rabbits
Robert Boots McCoy talks about the jack rabbits.
Bonus Material | Floyd Coen Talks About Having A Big Family
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Bonus Material | Floyd Coen Talks About Having A Big Family
Floyd Coen talks about having a big family.
Bonus Material | The Coen Brothers Talk About Jack Rabbits
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Bonus Material | The Coen Brothers Talk About Jack Rabbits
The Coen Brothers talk about jack rabbits.
Mechanized Agriculture
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Mechanized Agriculture
Modern machinery made wheat farming more efficient and profitable.
Hugh Bennett
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Hugh Bennett
Hugh Bennett went on a fact finding trip through the Great Plains in search of a solution.
Heading West
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Heading West
Some people packed up their families and headed west.
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