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The dust bowl / a Florentine Films production ; directed by Ken Burns ; written by Dayton Duncan ; produced by Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns, Julie Dunfey ; produced in association with WETA Washington, DC ; [a film by Ken Burns].
LIBRA DVD 021 664 disc 1-2
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939.
- United States--History--1919-1933.
- United States.
- History.
- United States--History--1933-1945.
- United States--Social conditions--1918-1932.
- Social conditions.
- United States--Social conditions--1933-1945.
- Genre:
- Documentary television programs.
- Historical television programs.
- Television mini-series.
- Documentary films.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 2 videodiscs (approximately 240 min.) : sound, color, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition:
- Widescreen edition.
- Place of Publication:
- [Arlington, Va.] : PBS Distribution, [2012]
- Language Note:
- English or Spanish soundtracks with optional English and Spanish SDH ; optional video description in English.
- Subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired.
- System Details:
- DVD, NTSC, region 1 ; 5.1 surround, audio 2.0.
- digital
- optical
- surround
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- Summary:
- 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. Includes bonus features.
- Contents:
- 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.).
- Participant:
- Narrated by Peter Coyote ; voice overs, Carolyn McCormick, Patricia Clarkson, Amy Madigan, Kevin Conway.
- Credits:
- Edited by Craig Mellish and Ryan Gifford ; cinematography, Buddy Squires, Stephen McCarthy.
- Notes:
- Originally broadcast in 2012 on PBS.
- 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.).
- ISBN:
- 9781608837182
- 1608837181
- OCLC:
- 813442780
- Publisher Number:
- 841887017213
- DUSB600 PBS
- Online:
- Additional resources available on PBS Web site
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