The Dust bowl, a production of Florentine Films and WETA Television ; a film by Ken Burns ; produced by Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns and Julie Dunfey ; written by Dayton Duncan
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The Dust bowl, a production of Florentine Films and WETA Television ; a film by Ken Burns ; produced by Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns and Julie Dunfey ; written by Dayton Duncan
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
TV-PG
Main title
The Dust bowl
Medium
videorecording
Responsibility statement
a production of Florentine Films and WETA Television ; a film by Ken Burns ; produced by Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns and Julie Dunfey ; written by Dayton Duncan
Runtime
240
Summary
Ken Burns documents the worst man-made ecological disaster in American history, when a frenzied wheat boom on the southern Plains, followed by a decade-long drought during the 1930s, nearly swept away the breadbasket of the nation. Vivid interviews, dramatic photographs, and seldom-seen movie footage bring to life incredible stories of human suffering and perseverance. Includes bonus features
Technique
live action
Classification
Contributor
Genre
Subject
- DVD-Video discs
- United States -- History -- 1933-1945
- Historical television programs
- Descriptive Video Service (DVS)
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Video recordings for people with visual disabilities
- United States -- History -- 1919-1933
- United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945
- United States -- Social conditions -- 1918-1932
- Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939
- Nonfiction television programs
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Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Contributor6
- Genre6
- Subject11
- DVD-Video discs
- United States -- History -- 1933-1945
- Historical television programs
- Descriptive Video Service (DVS)
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Video recordings for people with visual disabilities
- United States -- History -- 1919-1933
- United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945
- United States -- Social conditions -- 1918-1932
- Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939
- Nonfiction television programs
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- Producer3
- resource.screenwriter1