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The dust bowl. Episode 1, The great plow up /

"In the first episode of Ken Burns' THE DUST BOWL, feel the full force of the worst manmade environmental disaster in America's history as survivors recall the terror of the dust storms, the desperation of hungry families and how they managed to find hope even as the earth and heavens...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Dust bowl (Documentary film)
Main Author: Egan, Timothy (Author)
Other Authors: Burns, Ken, 1953- (Producer, Director), Duncan, Dayton (Screenwriter), Mellish, Craig (Editor, music editor.), Squires, Buddy (Cinematographer), McCarthy, Stephen (Cinematographer) (Cinematographer), Coyote, Peter (Narrator), Wells, Don (interviewee (expression)), Robertson, Pauline (interviewee (expression)), Coen, Floyd (interviewee (expression)), Glover, Imogene (interviewee (expression)), Kleffman, Dorothy (interviewee (expression)), Beck, Clarence (interviewee (expression)), Hodges, Pauline (interviewee (expression)), Fowler, Millard (interviewee (expression)), Frantz, Virginia (interviewee (expression)), Coen, Dale (interviewee (expression)), Arguello, Sam (interviewee (expression)), McCormick, Carolyn (voice of Caroline Henderson.), Clarkson, Patricia (voice of Hazel Lucas Shaw.)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:Dialogue in English.
Published: [Glastonbury, CT] : Florentine Film, 2012.
Subjects:
Droughts > Great Plains > History > 20th century.
Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939.
Dust storms > Great Plains > History > 20th century.
United States > History > 1919-1933.
United States > History > 1933-1945.
Sécheresses > Grandes Plaines > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Dust Bowl, États-Unis, 1931-1939.
Tempêtes de poussière > Grandes Plaines > Histoire > 20e siècle.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1919-1933.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1933-1945.
Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939
Droughts
Dust storms
Great Plains
United States
1900-1999
Online media.
documentary film.
Documentary films
History
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
Description
Summary:"In the first episode of Ken Burns' THE DUST BOWL, feel the full force of the worst manmade environmental disaster in America's history as survivors recall the terror of the dust storms, the desperation of hungry families and how they managed to find hope even as the earth and heavens seemed to turn against them." -- Provided by IMDb.
Physical Description:1 online resource (114 min.) : sound, color and black and white
Playing Time:01:53:15
Production Credits:Edited by Craig Mellish ; cinematography Buddy Squires, Stephen McCarthy ; narrated by Peter Coyote ; music editor Craig Mellish.