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Surviving the Dust Bowl [videorecording] a with David McCullough ; Steward/Gazit Productions, Inc. film for American Experience ; written and produced by Chana Gazit

Bacon, Michael, 1948- (Added Author). Gazit, Chana. (Added Author). McCullough, David G. (Added Author). Schreiber, Liev. (Added Author). Steward, David. (Added Author). Steward/Gazit Productions. (Added Author). WGBH Video (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary:

The draught of 1931 brought financial and emotional ruin to thousands of families in the Southern Plains. Dust Bowl was America's worst ecological disaster.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1593757360
  • ISBN: 9781593757366
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 55 min.) : sound, color with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [Boston] : WGBH Boston Video, 2007.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally broadcast in 1998 as an episode of TV program American experience.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Co-produced and edited by David Steward ; music by Michael Bacon ; production coordinator/ researcher, Marilyn Ness.
Participant or Performer Note:
Narrated by Liev Schreiber.
System Details Note:
DVD, Dolby digital.
Language Note:
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
Subject:
Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939.
Environmental disasters > Southwestern States.
United States > Economic conditions > 1918-1945.
United States > History > 1919-1933.
United States > History > 1933-1945.
United States > Social conditions > 1918-1932.
United States > Social conditions > 1933-1945.
Genre:
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 3 of 4 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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Jacksonville Main Library DVD DOC SUR (Text) 36015000244752 Adult Video Checked out 08/11/2026