01373cgm a2200301 4500 481087291 TxAuBib 20121128120000.0 121019s2012||||||||||||||||||||||v|eng|u 9781608837182 1608837181 841887017213 TxAuBib The dust bowl : a film by Ken Burns. [Alexandria, VA] : PBS Distribution, 2012. 2 videodiscs 240 mins. Originally broadcast in 2012 on PBS. Narrated by Peter Coyote. 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. Rating: TV-PG. 20121128. Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939. United States Social conditions 1918-1932. United States History 1919-1933. United States History 1933-1945. United States Social conditions 1933-1945. Documentary television programs.