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While the rest of America was prospering, Montana was struggling
Synopsis
In the early 20th century, the Duttons faced new challenges, including the growth of western expansion, Prohibition, and the Great Depression. Although America’s Great Depression began in 1929, it started early in Montana. The Great Depression began in Montana in 1918, almost 10 years earlier than in the rest of the country. Between the drought and the decrease in demand for agricultural products due to the end of the “Great War” (known as the First World War, which lasted from 1914 to 1918), many farmers suffered greatly.
In addition, 200 banks in Montana went bankrupt
As a result, Montana farmers defaulted on war loans, which led to massive bank failures across the state. Between 1921 and 1925, half of Montana’s farmers lost their land. By 1925, 70,000 of Montana’s 82,000 homesteads had left the country. The drought affected not only the crops, but also the invasion of locusts, which affected cattle.
It’s hard to watch
He plays the lead role in the film Eternal Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford (2023). Almost everything in this predecessor show was perfect. He copes well with his task, but is clearly designed for something much more. And the stakes are completely different.
Fortunately, there are still excellent performances
Probably, in 8 long series there are 4 episodes. There are some wonderful moments in it, but it rotates in favor of a very slow rotation, which is unfortunate. Setting such a high bar and asking to surpass it in a completely different way is not the best step forward, but it is far from bad. Contrast hurts.
The new characters seem well placed
Sometimes? The return of the narrator from 1883 is also welcomed. He seems a bit toothless to me.
