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New Ken Burns documentary looks at Dust Bowl, ‘worst sustained environmental disaster’ in U.S. history

Arts, Culture & Media

Ken Burns is widely celebrated for the incredible documentaries he brings to television. His latest work, set to air on PBS stations Nov. 18 and Nov. 19, looks at the conditions that led to the Dust Bowl — an environmental disaster called the worst in our history, and how it happened.

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