Surviving the Dust Bowl. In 1931 the rains stopped and the "black blizzards" began. Less well-known than those who sought refuge in California, typified by the Joad family in John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath," the Dust Bowlers stayed and overcame an almost a decade of unbelievable calamities and disasters, enduring drought, dust, disease, even death, determined to preserve their way of life. Seabiscuit. Despite his boxy build, stumpy legs, scraggly tail and ungainly gait, Seabiscuit was one of the most remarkable thoroughbred racehorses in history. His fabulously wealthy owner Charles Howard, his famously silent and stubborn trainer Tom Smith, and the two hard-bitten, gifted jockeys who rode him to glory turned Seabiscuit into a national hero.

Title from container. Originally produced as episodes of the television program American experience between 1990 and 2009. Special features: Seabiscuit footage: an interview with Stephen Ives, Superhorses gallery ; printable materials for educators ; access to the American Experience web site.

[Disc 4].Surviving the Dust Bowl (1998) / written and produced by Chana Gazit ; a Steward/Gazit Productions, Inc. film -- [Disc 5]. Seabiscuit (2003) / directed by Stephen Ives ; written by Michelle Ferrari ; produced by Stephen Ives and Eve Morgenstern.