| Description |
1 online resource (2 video files (approximately 240 min.)) : sd., col. |
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digital rda |
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video file rda |
| Series |
PBS
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| Contents |
Episode 1 The Great Plow Up Episode 2 Reaping the Whirlwind. |
| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Credits |
Directed by Ken Burns. |
| Performer |
Narrated by Peter Coyote ; voice overs, Carolyn McCormick, Patricia Clarkson, Amy Madigan, Kevin Conway. |
| Summary |
Survey the causes of the worst man-made ecological disaster in American history, when 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. See vivid interviews with 26 survivors of those hard times, combined with dramatic photographs and seldom-seen movie footage, that bring to life stories of incredible human suffering and equally incredible perseverance. The documentary is also a morality tale about our relationship to the land that sustains us - a lesson we ignore at our peril. |
| Audience |
Rated TVPG. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939.
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Dust storms -- Great Plains -- History -- 20th century.
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Droughts -- Great Plains -- History -- 20th century.
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Environmental disasters -- Southwestern States.
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Depressions -- 1929 -- Great Plains.
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Great Plains -- History -- 20th century.
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Great Plains -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
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United States -- History -- 1919-1933.
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United States -- History -- 1933-1945.
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United States -- Social conditions -- 1918-1932.
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United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945.
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United States -- History -- 1919-1933.
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United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945.
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| Added Author |
Burns, Ken, 1953- Producer. Director.
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Duncan, Dayton. Producer. Author of screenplay.
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Dunfey, Julie. Producer.
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Mellish, Craig. Film editor.
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Gifford, Ryan. Film editor.
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Squires, Buddy. Cinematographer.
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McCarthy, Stephen (Cinematographer)
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Coyote, Peter. Narrator.
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McCormick, Carolyn. Actor.
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Clarkson, Patricia. Actor.
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Madigan, Amy. Actor.
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Conway, Kevin. Actor.
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hoopla digital.
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| Music No. |
MWT11387652 |
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