The Dust Bowl (2012)

Episode Overview

The expansive grasslands of the southern Plains underwent a swift transformation into vast wheat fields. However, after the onset of a severe drought, devastating storms ravaged crops and livestock, drastically altering the terrain. The most catastrophic of these storms struck on April 14, 1935—known as Black Sunday—leaving a profound impact on all who experienced it, including a budding songwriter from Pampa, Texas, named Woody Guthrie.