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1:09
Dale Coen reads a poem he thinks his mother wrote.
0:43
Robert Boots McCoy talks about wheat prices.
0:30
Robert Boots McCoy talks about burning cow chips.
2:19
No matter their state of origin, during the 1930s all newcomers were dubbed Okies in CA
2:17
In the introduction to episode two Woody Guthrie sings "The Great Dust Storm"
2:35
Learn about Caroline Henderson.
1:16
Sanora Babb joins the Farm Security Administration to help refugees.
3:00
Learn about Arthur Rothstein.
4:41
During the Great Depression FDR's administration sought to document the economic crisis.
1:07
FDR was greeted with signs along the road saying "You gave us beer. Now give us water."
3:26
Sanora Babb returns to her childhood home during the depression.
