The Dust Bowl

Season 1 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.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

1

Episodes:

2

Cast:

Patricia Clarkson, Peter Coyote, Carolyn McCormick

Quality:

HD

Duration:

118 min

First Air:

2012

Rating:

8.0