Colorado Experience
The Dust Bowl
Season 2 Episode 204 | 28m 19sVideo has Closed Captions
A look at one of the largest environmental disasters to hit the Colorado plains.
The Dustbowl was a dark time for many Coloradans. Between 1862 and 1934 the federal government granted 1.6 million homesteads to Americans under the Homesteading Act of 1862. This episode follows one family who moved west hoping to reap the benefits of the farming boom. Their luck changes as they find themselves in the middle of one of the largest environmental disasters to hit the plains.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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Colorado Experience is a local public television program presented by RMPBS
Colorado Experience
The Dust Bowl
Season 2 Episode 204 | 28m 19sVideo has Closed Captions
The Dustbowl was a dark time for many Coloradans. Between 1862 and 1934 the federal government granted 1.6 million homesteads to Americans under the Homesteading Act of 1862. This episode follows one family who moved west hoping to reap the benefits of the farming boom. Their luck changes as they find themselves in the middle of one of the largest environmental disasters to hit the plains.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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Colorado Experience is a local public television program presented by RMPBS