Ken Burns: The Dust Bowl Season 1 - Overview

General Information

• Title: Ken Burns: The Dust Bowl
• Platform: Prime Video
• Season: 1
• Total Episodes: 2
• Genre: Documentary, Historical
• Release Date: November 17 & 18, 2012
• IMDB Rating: 8.2
• Awards: PRIMETIME EMMYS 2X nominee

Synopsis

Ken Burns' "The Dust Bowl" chronicles one of the worst man-made ecological disasters in American history. It covers a period during the 1930s when a massive wheat boom on the southern Plains led to a decade-long drought that nearly destroyed America's breadbasket.

Episodes

Episode 1: The Great Plow Up

• Date: November 17, 2012
• Duration: 1 hour 51 minutes
• TV Rating: TV-PG
• Description: Focuses on the early 20th-century convergence of homesteaders on the southern Plains, spurred by wet years, high wheat prices, and World War I. It describes the beginning of a decade-long drought starting in 1931, exacerbated by the Great Depression.

Episode 2: Reaping the Whirlwind

• Date: November 18, 2012
• Duration: 1 hour 52 minutes
• TV Rating: TV-PG
• Description: Highlights the intensification of dust, drought, and Depression, leading to a mass migration to California where migrants faced discrimination as "Okies."

Extras

Bonus Content

• Title: Uncovering The Dust Bowl
• Duration: 6 minutes
• Description: Provides additional material and background information from the series.

Viewing Options

• Stream: Available with PBS Documentaries via a 7-day free trial.
• Purchase:
  • Episode 1: $2.99 (HD)
  • Season 1: $5.98 (HD)
• Other Formats: Available on DVD and Multi-format starting at $10.17 and $10.39 respectively.

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Additional Details

• Directors: Ken Burns
• Producers: Ken Burns, Dayton Duncan, Julie Dunfey
• Narrators: Peter Coyote

Reviews

• Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 2,923 global ratings
• 5-Star Ratings: 87%
• 4-Star Ratings: 8%
• 3-Star Ratings: 3%
• 2-Star Ratings: 1%
• 1-Star Ratings: 1%

This series offers an in-depth historical insight into the Dust Bowl era, its causes, effects, and the human stories intertwined with these events. It's an essential watch for history enthusiasts and documentary lovers.