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The Dust Bowl  Intro

The Dust Bowl was a decade-long natural catastrophe of biblical proportions. Details

 

Program: The Dust Bowl

Episode: Intro

The Dust Bowl was a decade-long natural catastrophe of biblical proportions and the worst man-made ecological disaster in American history. It is the classic tale of humans pushing too hard on nature and nature pushing back during a period of economic boom and bust in the 1920s and 1930s.

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Duration: -
Premiere Date: 11/18/2012
Episode Expires: Never
TV Rating: NR

Funding is provided by Bank of America, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, National Endowment for the Humanities, The Rockefeller Foundation, Wallace Genetic Foundation and members of The Better Angels Society, including the Dana A. Hamel Family Charitable Trust and Robert and Beverly Grappone.

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