History Bits: Dust and Depression / Parcelles d’histoire : Le Dust Bowl

Episode 2: Prairie families in the 1930s watch their farms - and hopes - blow away while they wait for rain. French subtitling included. Please note: There is an error in the audio narration where the events leading to the stock market crash are referred to as occurring on Black Friday. The correct name is Black Thursday. / Des familles des Prairies dans les années 1930 regardent leurs fermes - et leurs espoirs - partir en poussière en attendant la pluie. Veuillez noter : Il y a une erreur dans la narration où l’on décrit les événements menant au crash boursier comme étant survenus le Vendredi noir. Il s’agit en fait du Jeudi noir.
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