“The Dust Bowl” is a documentary movie by Ken Burns. The film describes the environmental and economic disaster Midwesterners faced during the mid-1930’s. Present day interviews with survivors of the dust bowl punctuate the photographs, stories, facts, and film footage throughout the movie. The documentary gives 20th century Americans a glimpse of the hardships faced by farmers and their families and friends some 80 years ago.
Dust Pneumonia During the dust bowl, the amount of dirt was so immense that it would cause people to get sick. The dust would get down into people’s lungs and choke them. This illness was called dust pneumonia. Dust pneumonia caused death if it got too severe. This illness caused death in many people of various ages. One of the stories told in “The Dust Bowl’ by Ken Burns was a story told by Dale Coen. Dale Coen, from Morton County, had a lot of siblings. Despite having many siblings, it was a long time before Dale Coen had a sister. After his mother gave birth to his only sister, they were all very happy. Then, tragedy struck and a few of Dale’s siblings contracted dust pneumonia, including his only little sister. Dale’s only sister eventually passed away due to her serious case of dust pneumonia.
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Millard Fowler was about to ask his soon-to-be father-in-law a question. He went out to where he was, and caught him with a gun, about to commit suicide. Millard’s soon-to-be father-in-law did not kill himself on that night, but he did kill himself a few nights later. Suicide was a more common occurrence during the dust bowl. One major reason people would commit suicide is because of the economic strain. It was very difficult to make money during the dust bowl. People were scared that they would not have enough money to purchase food and clothes for their loved ones. They were so stressed out that they viewed suicide as a
Dust Pneumonia During the dust bowl, the amount of dirt was so immense that it would cause people to get sick. The dust would get down into people’s lungs and choke them. This illness was called dust pneumonia. Dust pneumonia caused death if it got too severe. This illness caused death in many people of various ages. One of the stories told in “The Dust Bowl’ by Ken Burns was a story told by Dale Coen. Dale Coen, from Morton County, had a lot of siblings. Despite having many siblings, it was a long time before Dale Coen had a sister. After his mother gave birth to his only sister, they were all very happy. Then, tragedy struck and a few of Dale’s siblings contracted dust pneumonia, including his only little sister. Dale’s only sister eventually passed away due to her serious case of dust pneumonia.
Suicide …show more content…
Millard Fowler was about to ask his soon-to-be father-in-law a question. He went out to where he was, and caught him with a gun, about to commit suicide. Millard’s soon-to-be father-in-law did not kill himself on that night, but he did kill himself a few nights later. Suicide was a more common occurrence during the dust bowl. One major reason people would commit suicide is because of the economic strain. It was very difficult to make money during the dust bowl. People were scared that they would not have enough money to purchase food and clothes for their loved ones. They were so stressed out that they viewed suicide as a