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The Best Episodes of The Dust Bowl Season 1

Every episode of The Dust Bowl Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Dust Bowl Season 1!

Binge this in 3h 56m•Peaking at 8.4/10

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.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Dust Bowl Season 1 Episode 1 - The Great Plow Up
    8.4/10(100 votes)

    #1 - The Great Plow Up

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    The grasslands of the southern Plains were rapidly turned into wheat fields. Then following the early years of the drought, storms killed crops and livestock and literally rearranged the landscape. The worst storm of them all was on April 14, 1935—Black Sunday—a searing experience for everyone caught in it, including a young songwriter from Pampa, Texas, named Woody Guthrie.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Dust Bowl Season 1 Episode 2 - Reaping the Whirlwind
    8.4/10(87 votes)

    #2 - Reaping the Whirlwind

    S1:E2

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Great Plow Up" is the best rated episode of "The Dust Bowl" season 1. It scored 8.4/10 based on 100 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/18/2012. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Reaping the Whirlwind".