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Dark n Stormy Knight

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10. I hope they continue to show Burn's Dust Bowl. Every American ought to see it. Apparently not

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Wed Dec 5, 2012, 09:45 PM

Dec 2012

taught in even the local schools. I knew a fair amount about the the dust bowl, but this show really filled in the missing pieces.

And thank goodness for Woody Guthrie. Hero.

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So long its been good to know you, Woodie Guthrie [View all] elleng Nov 2012 OP

thank you! rurallib Nov 2012 #1

oh man drthais Nov 2012 #2

Depressing, yes, but I learned Ineeda Nov 2012 #4

My parents lived in Oklahoma during that time yet like yours, classof56 Nov 2012 #5

re: So long its been good to know you, Woodie Guthrie allan01 Nov 2012 #3

Watching the special and being from Oklahoma it's interesting to see what wasn't jtuck004 Nov 2012 #6

Interesting for all of us, whether in the area or not, to see what wasn't presented in school. elleng Nov 2012 #7

I wonder how much easier it would be if 311 million people had been through schools jtuck004 Nov 2012 #8

So we were watching the second part tonight, and they showed the jtuck004 Nov 2012 #9

I hope they continue to show Burn's Dust Bowl. Every American ought to see it. Apparently not Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2012 #10