| View Larger Image | Classic Dust Bowl Film DVD Series: Disc Three: Save Our Soil (1939) & Work Pays America (1937) Which Focus On The Cause/Causes of The 1930s Dust Storms Such As Erosion & Poor Farming Practices | DVD
| List Price: | $19.99 | |
| | Binding: | DVD | | Run Time: | 38 minutes | | Studio: | Quality Information Publishers Inc. | | Number of Discs: | 1 | | Sales Rank: | 192,935nd |
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FEATURES | - Table Of Contents:
- (1) Save Our Soil (1939) - 3 Minutes
- (2) Work Pays America (1937) - 35 Minutes
- Note: These films suffer from flicker.
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EDITORIAL REVIEWS |
Product Description
This, the third disc of the Dust Bowl series, features two films about how to solve the problem of the Dust Bowl. Save Our Soil, focuses on preventing the loss of topsoil, while Work Pays America features programs in place to aid desperate farmers and their families as they lack the basic necessities of food, water, health care, and housing. Table Of Contents: (1) Save Our Soil (1939) - This short newsreel shows the worsening Dust Bowl conditions in Texas as "the black lizard is turning our great plains region into a desert." The reel explains the causes of the dust bowl, focusing on the loss of topsoil, and provides suggestions to prevent further damage to this vital farming region - 3 Minutes (2) Work Pays America (1937) - This film documents a variety of public works programs by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The film discusses some of the programs set up to help victims of the Dust Bowl. This film shows dust storms and the resulting ruin and famine of the dust bowl. Food, housing, and medical assistance from WPA workers are provided. The film also documents doctors checking children's health and specifically their eyes, the work programs set up for displaced families, and dam construction to prevent erosion. This film suffers from flicker - 35 Minutes |
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