The dust bowl
(DVD)

Episode 1.; The great plow up --; Episode 2.; Reaping the whirlwind.; Special features:; Disc 1.; Land of haze : [featurette on Hazel Lucas Shaw of Boise City, Okla.]; (15 min.) --; Dust Bowl stories : [excerpts from interviews with survivors of the Dust Bowl]; (31 min.) --; Uncovering the Dust Bowl; (6 min.). --; Disc. 2.; Grab a root and growl; (12 min.) --; The Dust Bowl eyewitnesses; (7 min.) --; The Dust Bowl legacy; (5 min.).

Ken Burns documents the worst human-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....