Overview
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.
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Details
First Aired
2012-11-18
Status
Ended
Network
PBS
Type
Miniseries
Language
EN
Episodes
2
Cast
Patricia Clarkson
Hazel Lucas Shaw
Peter Coyote
Peter Coyote
Carolyn McCormick
Caroline Henderson
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