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Buying Land

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FDR Visits the Dust Bowl

FDR Visits the Dust Bowl

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Lessons Learned

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Robert Boots McCoy Talks About Dust Storms

Robert Boots McCoy Talks About Dust Storms

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The Dust Bowl

Plows and Bubbles

Learn about the two types of plows farmers used.
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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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