Surviving the Dust Bowl
American Experience · Season 10 · Episode 8
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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Season
10
Episode
8
Air Date
02/Mar/1998
Air Time
20:00
Runtime
55 min
Overview
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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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