Extras

The Dust Bowl

Robert Boots McCoy Talks About The Southern Great Plains

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Robert Boots McCoy talks about the southern Great Plains.

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Robert Boots McCoy Talks About The Jack Rabbits

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Robert Boots McCoy talks about the jack rabbits.

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Robert Boots McCoy Talks About Dust Storms

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Robert Boots McCoy talks about dust storms.

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Robert Boots McCoy Talks About Burning Cow Chips

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Robert Boots McCoy talks about burning cow chips.

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Relief

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Social worker Dorothy Williamson describes her experiences in the Dust Bowl

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Reform

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In the summer of 1936, Roosevelt takes a whistle-stop tour across the Midwest.

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Recovery

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In 1935, 850 million acres of topsoil are swept off the Great Plains.

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Recollection

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Meet some of the people who lived in the Great Plains.

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Psychological

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Dorthy Williamson discusses working in the southern Great Plains during the dust bowl.

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Plows and Bubbles

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Learn about the two types of plows farmers used.

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Photographers of the Dust Bowl

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During the Great Depression FDR's administration sought to document the economic crisis.

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Okies

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Woody Guthrie sings “I Ain’t Got No Home” and talks about migrant families traveling.

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New Farming Techniques

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Howard Finnell introduced farmers to new farming techniques.

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New Deal Programs

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Help came to the Great Plains by way of New Deal programs.

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Modern Machinery

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Modern machinery made farming more profitable.

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Modern Machinery

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Learn how modern machinery made farming more efficient.

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Making The Dust Bowl | Uncovering the Dust Bowl

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Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan discuss making The Dust Bowl

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Low Valued Wheat

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Even thought wheat prices had plummeted, farmers went back to work in the fall.

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Lessons Learned

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What have we learned from the Dust Bowl?

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Lessons

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What lessons can we take from what happened during the Dust Bowl?

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Jack Rabbits

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Plagues of jack rabbits swarmed the great plains destroying everything in their path.

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Hugh Bennett

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Hugh Bennett went on a fact finding trip through the Great Plains in search of a solution.

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Heading West

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Some people packed up their families and headed west.

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Government Reform Programs

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By 1937, the Dust Bowl farmers are asking for government help.