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Travel back to the 1930s, when dust storms ravaged the parched and overplowed southern plains, turning bountiful wheat fields into desert. Disease, hardship and death followed, yet people stayed, refusing to give up on their land and way of life.
In October 1929, the American stock market crashed. After riding high for much of the 1920s, Wall Street took a major dip, and the economy followed. But
Infidelity, prostititution, murder, and the man who got away with it all. We're taking a look at Amarillo's most infamous murder cases that shocked the nation.
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Given his chosen profession, it was much more likely that Ward Augustus Thornton, who went by the nickname “Tex,” would be blown to bits on the job.
Revisit the story of the dust bowl and hear the remarkable story of the determined people who endured drought, dust, disease and even death for nearly a decade. Tune in or livestream ‘American Experience: Surviving the Dust Bowl’ Wed, Aug. 31 at 9pm on WSIU TV.