Fighting for the forest : how FDR's Civilian Conservation Corps helped save America /

When Franklin D. Roosevelt took office in March 1933, the United States was on the brink of economic collapse and environmental disaster. Thirty-four days later, the first of over three million impoverished young men were building parks and reclaiming the nation's forests and farmlands. The Civ...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pearson, P. O'Connell (Patricia O'Connell) (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2019].
Edition:First edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • Waiting for hope
  • Taking action
  • Looking back
  • A miracle of cooperation
  • Into the woods
  • What will they do, Mr. President?
  • Winning support
  • More than work
  • Across the country
  • Moving on
  • Lasting legacies.