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The Dust Bowl [videorecording] / a production of Florentine Films and WETA Television ; a film by Ken Burns ; produced by Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns and Julie Dunfey ; written by Dayton Duncan.

Burns, Ken, 1953- (television producer,, television director.). Coyote, Peter, (narrator.). Duncan, Dayton, (television producer,, screenwriter.). Dunfey, Julie, (television producer.). Florentine Films, (production company.). PBS Distribution (Firm), (distributor.). WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.), (production company.).

Summary:

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. Vivid interviews, dramatic photographs, and seldom-seen movie footage bring to life incredible stories of human suffering and perseverance. Includes bonus features.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781608837182
  • ISBN: 1608837181
  • Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (approximately 240 minutes) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Widescreen.
  • Publisher: [United States] : Dust Bowl Film Project, [2012]
  • Distributor: [United States] : PBS Distribution.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally broadcast in 2012 on PBS.
Special features: behind the scenes ; deleted scenes ; additional interviews.
Formatted Contents Note:
Episode 1. The great plow up -- Episode 2. Reaping the whirlwind.
Special features: Disc 1. Land of haze [featurette on Hazel Lucas Shaw of Boise City, Okla.] (15 minutes) ; Dust Bowl stories [excerpts from interviews with survivors of the Dust Bowl] (31 minutes) ; Uncovering the Dust Bowl (6 minutes) -- Disc 2. Grab a root and growl (12 minutes) ; The Dust Bowl eyewitnesses (7 minutes) ; The Dust Bowl legacy (5 minutes).
Participant or Performer Note:
Narrated by Peter Coyote.
Target Audience Note:
Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD; wide screen; 5.1 surround, 2.0 audio; described video.
Language Note:
English (5.1 surround) or Spanish (audio 2.0) dialogue; English and Spanish SDH (subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired); audio description.

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Subject:
Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939.
United States > History > 1919-1933.
United States > History > 1933-1945.
United States > Social conditions > 1918-1932.
United States > Social conditions > 1933-1945.
Genre:
Historical television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Documentary television programs.
Television mini-series.

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