American Experience (1988 – ...)

1988 • 38 seasons • Documentary • TV-PG

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Episode 8 — Surviving the Dust Bowl

Name: Episode 8 — Surviving the Dust Bowl
Released: 1998-03-02
Duration: 55 min

Season 10 • American Experience

Released: 1998-03-02 • Documentary

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Children of 1930s Plains farmers recall the Dust Bowl, the eight-year drought that was made far worse by the 30 years of aggressive farming that preceded it. "A lot of people thought it was the end of the world," one survivor says.

Episodes

Episode 1
Truman (1): An Accident of Democracy
1997-10-05

Episode 2
Truman (2): The Moon, the Stars and All the Planets
1997-10-06

Episode 3
A Midwife's Tale
1998-01-19

Episode 4
Mr. Miami Beach
1998-02-02

Episode 5
Influenza 1918
1998-02-09

Episode 6
Reagan (1): Lifeguard
1998-02-23

Episode 7
Reagan (2): An American Crusade
1998-02-24

Episode 8
Surviving the Dust Bowl
1998-03-02

Episode 9
Riding the Rails
1998-04-13

Information

Episode air date	02.03.1998
Episode runtime	55 min
Episode rating	0.00
Genres	Documentary
TMDB series rating	6.6
IMDb series rating	8.6
Series status	Returning series
Age rating	6+
Country	US

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