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Mechanized Agriculture

Mechanized Agriculture

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Recollection

Recollection

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Robert Boots McCoy Talks About The Southern Great Plains

Robert Boots McCoy Talks About The Southern Great Plains

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Floyd Coen Talks About Dust Storms

Floyd Coen Talks About Dust Storms

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Robert Boots McCoy Talks About Wheat Prices

Robert Boots McCoy Talks About Wheat Prices

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Relief

Relief

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Floyd Coen Talks About Having A Big Family

Floyd Coen Talks About Having A Big Family

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Dale Coen Talks About Dust Storms

Dale Coen Talks About Dust Storms

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Environmental Catastrophe

Environmental Catastrophe

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Reform

Reform

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Government Reform Programs

Government Reform Programs

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Mr. Huff

Mr. Huff

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The Dust Bowl

Black Sunday

Sunday April 14, 1935 became known as Black Sunday.
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Reaping the Whirlwind
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Season 1 Episode 2
Reaping the Whirlwind
The storms and the Great Depression continued.
The Great Plow-Up
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Season 1 Episode 1
The Great Plow-Up
The southern Plains were rapidly turned from grasslands to wheat fields.
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