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In reply to the discussion: Ken Burns film "The Dust Bowl" tonight on PBS [View all]We People
(619 posts)42. What an excellent program
Just finished the first two hours. A gut-wrenching true story. Thanks so much for the reminder today. Will be watching faithfully tomorrow.
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I just finished reading it pipoman it was really a snapshot into that world, thank you.
xtraxritical
Nov 2012
#23
I'm looking forward to this. I've called a couple of friends to remind them.
Arkansas Granny
Nov 2012
#7
I will watch this, but I think it will be upsetting because this is likely to happen again. nt
Honeycombe8
Nov 2012
#9
During Sandy he showed up on Letterman at the last minute. He drove hours to get there
glinda
Nov 2012
#15
The Donner Party documentary was the same format as Burns' Civil War series.
Honeycombe8
Nov 2012
#48
MrsBrady, what did they have to feed the chickens. That's what I don't understand. No crops were
KittyWampus
Nov 2012
#46
The footage shown was amazing. Psychologically, to have storm after storm after storm
KittyWampus
Nov 2012
#47
I grew up with these stories from family and older local farmers in NW Oklahoma...
cynatnite
Nov 2012
#55
I was not disappoint, and am looking forward to the second part this evening.
slackmaster
Nov 2012
#65