Episode 1: The Great Plow-Up
The southern Plains were rapidly turned from grasslands to wheat fields.
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Episode: Episode 1: The Great Plow-Up
The grasslands of the southern Plains were rapidly turned into wheat fields. Then following the early years of the drought, storms killed crops and livestock and literally rearranged the landscape. The worst storm of them all was on April 14, 1935—Black Sunday—a searing experience for everyone caught in it, including a young songwriter from Pampa, Texas, named Woody Guthrie.
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Duration: (1:55:15)
Episode Expires: Wed 15 May 2013
TV Rating: NR
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