THE DUST BOWL 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. Vivid interviews with twenty-six survivors of those hard times, combined with dramatic photographs and seldom seen movie footage, bring to life stories of incredible human suffering and equally incredible human perseverance. It is also a morality tale about our relationship to the land that sustains us—a lesson we ignore at our peril.

 http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/dustbowl/

If you want to see 30 pictures of my family vintage pictures of that time period :

https://thehomesteadsurvival.com/1930-1940-vintage-family-homestead-pictures/#.UYCYBFfm9A4

Here is 50 minutes of the program