Reaping the Whirlwind

Black Sunday was only halfway through the decade-long crisis. The storms continued. The Great Depression still affected people. Government programs were instituted to help. Learn what FDR’s administration did to try to keep the southern Plains from becoming a North American Sahara desert. Find out why some residents finally decided they had to give up and move somewhere else and how some held on.

Writing:
  • Dayton Duncan
  • Ken Burns

Stars:
Release Date: 2012-11-18
Seasons: 1
TMDb: 7.8/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 118

Other episodes for this season

The Great Plow Up
Episode 1 - The Great Plow Up
Reaping the Whirlwind
Episode 2 - Reaping the Whirlwind