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Title:

Black blizzard [videorecording].

Format:

[videorecording].

Publisher:

distributed in the U.S. by New Video,

Copyright Date:

c2008

Description:

1 videodisc (120 min.) : sd.,col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939.
Dust storms--Great Plains--History--20th century.
Droughts--Great Plains--History--20th century.
Great Plains--History--20th century.
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.

Other Authors:

History Channel (Television network)
Arts and Entertainment Network.
New Video Group.

Notes:

Originally aired on The History Channel, Oct. 12, 2008.

Summary:

"Take a front row seat on a period of U.S. history from 1930-1940 when America's heartland was ravaged by a weather phenomenon that became known as a "black blizzard." Watch as scientists and special effects experts recreate the black blizzards in amazing detail and reveal that this was a man-made disaster. Discover how these phenomena form, what they're made of, and how they affect people's health and the environment. Learn how a black blizzard emerged so ferociously that it seemed like a moving mountain range creating enough static electricity to power New York City. Hear the story of the people who refused to leave their land and learn the history of the Great Plains and how it came to be settled" -- History.com.

Locations:

UPAX334 -- Upper Iowa University - Henderson-Wilder Library (Fayette)