The Dust Bowl

2012 • 1h 58m • Documentary

8.0(32 votes)

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.

Director

Ken Burns

Writers

Dayton Duncan

Seasons

1 season(s), 2 episodes

Status

Ended