It's late summer 1930 in Chateau, Calhoma.

George Erlich is driving his truck down the long, dusty road that leads from his farm

into town.

Usually the journey takes about 10 minutes, but today Erlich is driving slowly so he can

admire the landscape as it rolls past his window.

30 years ago when immigrants like Erlich's family first arrived in Oklahoma, there was nothing

here but an endless expanse of tall grass.

These days practically every inch of this land is now covered in wheat fields, including

160 acres that Erlich now owns himself.

Running a farm has been a huge source of pride for Erlich.

Back in Russia, his family owned almost nothing.

But here in America, Erlich has been able to provide for nine children, making sure

their stomachs are full and the house is warm.

And today Erlich is planning to cash in on another season's worth of hard work.

He's driving his wheat harvest to the grain elevator where he's hoping to receive a decent

payout and take home enough money to keep his family comfortable through the winter.

But Erlich is also feeling a bit nervous.

It's been several months since the stock market crashed, sending the entire country into

a depression, all over America people are struggling.

So far Erlich and his neighbors have been spared the worst of it, because while the price

of wheat has been declining, the farmers have been able to make up for it by growing crops

in record amounts.

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