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4 Episodes 2012 - 2012
Episode 1
Sun, Nov 18, 2012 117 mins
Part 1 of a two-part documentary detailing the environmental catastrophe that destroyed the farmlands of the Great Plains and caused massive dust storms during the 1930s. Firsthand stories of survivors, photos and film footage chronicle the era, including the terror that the dust storms brought with them; the desperation faced by families; and how, through it all, folks managed to find hope.
Episode 2
Tue, Apr 15, 2014 60 mins
Series chronicling the worst man-made ecological disaster in American history. By 1933, the people of the Southern Plains were already weary of the year-long drought that had withered their crops and turned their fields to dut.
Episode 3
Mon, Nov 19, 2012 117 mins
Conclusion. How many families sought refuge from the Great Plains in California; and how government-led conservation efforts worked in conjunction with a break in the drought in 1939 to stabilize the soil and inject new life into farms.
Episode 4
Fri, Apr 18, 2014 61 mins
In the series conclusion, with the dust storms still ravishing their land, their homes and their family, many of those affected had a tough decision to make; leave in search of a better life or stay and face the seemingly never-ending storms.