The Dust Bowl

The Dust Bowl (2012)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • First Air Date: 2012-11-18
  • Last Air Date: 2012-11-19
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 2
  • Status: Ended
  • Episode Runtime: 118 min.
  • Networks: PBS
  • Director: Ken Burns
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Summary

Chronicles the worst man-made ecological disaster in American history, in which the frenzied wheat boom of the Great Plow-Up, followed by a decade-long drought during the 1930s nearly swept away the breadbasket of the nation.

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The Dust Bowl Seasons

Season 1

First Air Date: 2012-11-18
2 Episodes

The Dust Bowl Episodes

Title Air Date Duration
Season 1Episode 1The Great Plow-Up (1890-1935)120 min
Season 1Episode 2Reaping the Whirlwind (1935-1940)120 min
  • Patricia Clarkson

    as Hazel Lucas Shaw
  • Peter Coyote

    as Peter Coyote
  • Carolyn McCormick

    as Caroline Henderson
Directing Ken Burns Director
Writing Dayton Duncan Writer
Production Dayton Duncan Producer
Production Ken Burns Producer
Production Julie A. Dunfey Producer