The Dust Bowl: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Dust Bowl chronicles the worst man-made ecological disaster in American history, in which the frenzied wheat boom of the "Great Plow-Up", followed by a decade-long drought during the 1930s nearly swept away the breadbasket of the nation. Vivid interviews with twenty-six survivors of those hard times, combined with dramatic photographs and seldom seen movie footage, bring to life stories of incredible human suffering and equally incredible human perseverance. It is also a morality tale about our relationship to the land that sustains us—a lesson we ignore at our peril.

Series details

• Title: The Dust Bowl
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: History
• Premiere date: 2012-11-18
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-11-19
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: PBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 120 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 19089
• IMDb ID: tt2357472
• TVDB ID: 264098

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2012-11-18; final listed air date 2012-11-19.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Dust Bowl on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.