The Dust Bowl
Type
Audio/Visual
Authors
Category
Documentary
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Publication Year
2012
Publisher
URL
[ private ]
Duration
240 minutes
Subject
Depressions 1929, Great Plains, Droughts, Dust storms, Environmental disasters, Great Plains, History 20th century, Great Plains Social conditions, 20th century, United States, History 1919-1933, United States History 1933-1945
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Abstract
Ken Burns documents the worst human-made "ecological disaster in American history, when a frenzied wheat boom on the southern Plains, followed by a decade-long drought during the 1930s, nearly swept away the breadbasket of the nation. Menacing black blizzads killed farmers' crops and livestock, threatened the lives of their children, and forced thousands of desperate families to pick up and move somewhere else. Vivid interviews with more than two dozen survivors of those hard times, combined with dramatic photographs, and seldom-seen movie footage, bring to life stories of incredible human suffering and equally incredible human perseverance. The Dust Bowl ... is also a morality tale about our relationship to the land that sustains us- a lesson we ignore at our peril."-- Back cover of discs container
Description
2 videodiscs (approximately 240 min.) : sound, color, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
English (5.1 surround) or Spanish (audio 2.0) soundtracks with optional English and Spanish SDH (subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired); optional video description in English
English (5.1 surround) or Spanish (audio 2.0) soundtracks with optional English and Spanish SDH (subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired); optional video description in English
Biblio Notes
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Number of Copies
1
