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Ken Burns's The dust bowl. Episode 2, Reaping the whirlwind /

In the second episode of Ken Burns's DUST BOWL, experience the gradual relief as the families of the plains seek new lives in California and government conservation efforts - and a break in the drought in 1939 - eventually stabilize the soil and bring the farms back to life, but with dangers of...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Burns, Ken, 1953- (Producer, Director), Duncan, Dayton (Producer), Dunfey, Julie (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), 2012.
Series:The PBS Video Collection, Second Edition
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.
Droughts.
Dust storms.
Great Plains.
United States.
1900-1999
Online media.
Documentary films.
History.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:In the second episode of Ken Burns's DUST BOWL, experience the gradual relief as the families of the plains seek new lives in California and government conservation efforts - and a break in the drought in 1939 - eventually stabilize the soil and bring the farms back to life, but with dangers of another Dust Bowl facing future generations.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed May 22, 2015).
Physical Description:1 online resource (115 min.)
Playing Time:01:54:23