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The southern Plains were rapidly turned from grasslands to wheat fields.
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Modern machinery made wheat farming more efficient and profitable.
Ken Burns, Dayton Duncan, Julie Dunfey and Susan Shumaker talk about making The Dust Bowl.
Those caught in the dust thought the end of the world was upon them.
Feel the full force of the worst manmade environmental disaster in America’s history.
The dust storms were so severe they could suffocate those trapped out of doors.
The Dust Bowl chronicles the worst man-made ecological disaster in American history
The stock market crashed on what came to be called Black Tuesday.
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