American Experience
Season 10 Episode 8 - Surviving the Dust Bowl
6.6 ?
1988
Documentary
Children of 1930s Plains farmers recall the Dust Bowl, the eight-year drought that was made far worse by the 30 years of aggressive farming that preceded it. "A lot of people thought it was the end of the world," one survivor says.
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2
Truman (2): The Moon, the Stars and All the Planets
55 min
3
A Midwife's Tale
55 min
4
Mr. Miami Beach
55 min
5
Influenza 1918
55 min
6
Reagan (1): Lifeguard
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7
Reagan (2): An American Crusade
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8
Surviving the Dust Bowl
55 min
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