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- ↑ Lloyd, Robert (November 17, 2012). "Review: Ken Burns' 'The Dust Bowl' a timely, exceptional endeavor". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- ↑ Riney-Kehrberg, Pamela; Cunfer, Geoff; Hurt, R. Douglas; Courtwright, Julie (2014). "Historians' Reaction to the Documentary, The Dust Bowl". Agricultural History. 88 (2): 262–288. doi:10.3098/ah.2014.88.2.262. ISSN 0002-1482. JSTOR 10.3098/ah.2014.88.2.262 . Retrieved January 4, 2016.
