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Title 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]
Edition Widescreen edition
Published [Arlington, Va.] : PBS Distribution, [2012]
©2012

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 MELB  973.917 Bur/Dbo  AVAILABLE
Description 2 videodiscs (approximately 4 hrs.) : sound, color, black and white ; 4 3/4 in
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.)
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
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.)
Credits Edited by Craig Mellish and Ryan Gifford ; cinematography, Buddy Squires, Stephen McCarthy
Performer Narrated by Peter Coyote ; voice overs, Carolyn McCormick, Patricia Clarkson, Amy Madigan, Kevin Conway
Notes DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen
MPAA rating: Not rated ; TV-PG
English (5.1 surround) or Spanish (audio 2.0) soundtracks with optional English and Spanish SDH (subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired); optional video description in English
Available for Deakin University staff and students only
Subject Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939.
SUBJECT United States -- History -- 1919-1933. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140298
United States -- History -- 1933-1945. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140299
United States -- Social conditions -- 1918-1932. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140516
United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140517
Genre/Form Documentary television programs.
Historical television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Television mini-series.
Television programs
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Author Burns, Ken, 1953- producer, director
Duncan, Dayton, producer, author of screenplay
Dunfey, Julie, producer
Mellish, Craig, film editor
Gifford, Ryan, film editor
Squires, Buddy, cinematographer
McCarthy, Stephen (Cinematographer)
Coyote, Peter, narrator
McCormick, Carolyn, actor
Clarkson, Patricia, actor
Madigan, Amy, actor
Conway, Kevin, actor
Florentine Films.
WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)
PBS Distribution (Firm)
ISBN 9781608837182
1608837181