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  • Dust Bowl

The Dust Bowl | You Gave Us Beer, Now Give Us Water | PBS

Duration: 01:08
Program: Dust Bowl
Broadcast Date: Nov. 13, 2012

An excerpt from The Dust Bowl, premiering on PBS Nov. 18, 2012. FDR was greeted with signs along the road saying "You gave us beer. Now give us water."

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Post Date: November 13, 2012