Ken Burns The Dust Bowl

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The Dust Bowl 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.

i give this a 5/5, it highlights the effects of human greed, short shortsightedness and unfettered capitalism. "Those who ignore history are bound to repeat the past"

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[theworldismine13]

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[Lucky_Lefty]

you had me at Ken Burns....**subs**

 

[2Quik4UHoes]

Watched this on PBS before. Great program and it goes hella in depth on how the people of the great plains were dealing with this.

 

[NZA]

i have to speak with my dad about our history more in depth, but my dad's side of the family are okies, the dust probably pushed them out here to arizona...just imagined if the NZA family stayed in oklahoma, i would have a local basketball team worthy of excitement

 

[88m3]

i have to speak with my dad about our history more in depth, but my dad's side of the family are okies, the dust probably pushed them out here to arizona...just imagined if the NZA family stayed in oklahoma, i would have a local basketball team worthy of excitement

You also wouldn't live in one of the most embarrassing, and racist states in near memory...

 

[NZA]

You also wouldn't live in one of the most embarrassing, and racist states in near memory...

 

[Slim]

You also wouldn't live in one of the most embarrassing, and racist states in near memory...

Damn it, I'm from AZ. I walked into this thread minding my own business, and I ended up getting soul clapped