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Mr. Huff
4:33
Mr. Huff
Raymond Huff hired the entire town to build the new high school in Clayton, New Mexico.
Mechanized Agriculture
4:39
Mechanized Agriculture
Modern machinery made wheat farming more efficient and profitable.
The Wheat Bubble Burst
7:02
The Wheat Bubble Burst
The stock market crashed on what came to be called Black Tuesday.
Reform
4:43
Reform
In the summer of 1936, Roosevelt takes a whistle-stop tour across the Midwest.
Government Reform Programs
5:16
Government Reform Programs
By 1937, the Dust Bowl farmers are asking for government help.
Okies
6:20
Okies
Woody Guthrie sings “I Ain’t Got No Home” and talks about migrant families traveling.
Buying Land
0:40
Buying Land
Land prices are going up and people say the climate is undergoing a permanent shift.
Boise City
0:25
Boise City
Hear from Timothy Egan about how Boise City was marketed to people.
Wheat Will Win the War
1:12
Wheat Will Win the War
Learn about what caused "The Great Plow Up" and the slogan "Wheat Will Win the War."
The Depression Comes to the Southern Plains
5:45
The Depression Comes to the Southern Plains
Wheat prices continue to fall and a drought begins the farmers look to FDR for relief.
Boom Time
3:24
Boom Time
The Great Plains goes through a boom period.
The Dust Bowl Intro
5:09
The Dust Bowl Intro
The Dust Bowl was a decade-long natural catastrophe of biblical proportions.
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