The New Deal's Forest Army: How the Civilian Conservation Corps Worked
- ISBN-10
- 1421424568
- ISBN-13
- 9781421424569
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 192
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018-02-01
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Author
- Benjamin F. Alexander
Description
A uniquely detailed exploration of life in the CCC, The New Deal’s Forest Army compellingly demonstrates how one New Deal program changed America and gave birth to both contemporary forestry and the modern environmental movement.
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