CinemaOSSeries · 2012 · 1 Season

The Dust Bowl

80%(31)IMDbDocumentary

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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Status
Ended
Language
EN
First aired
November 18, 2012
Last aired
November 19, 2012
Seasons
1
Episodes
2
Network
PBS

Season 1

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

Featuring

Cast & crew

3 credited
Starring
Patricia Clarkson

Patricia Clarkson

Hazel Lucas Shaw

Peter Coyote

Peter Coyote

Peter Coyote

Carolyn McCormick

Carolyn McCormick

Caroline Henderson

Creative team
Written by
Dayton Duncan
Dayton Duncan
Produced by
Dayton Duncan
Dayton Duncan
Ken Burns
Ken Burns

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