Nature's new deal : the Civilian Conservation Corps and the roots of the American environmental movement /

Neil M. Maher examines the history of one of Franklin D. Roosevelt's boldest and most successful experiments, the Civilian Conservation Corps, describing it as a turning point both in national politics and in the emergence of modern environmentalism.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Maher, Neil M., 1964- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Neil M. Maher examines the history of one of Franklin D. Roosevelt's boldest and most successful experiments, the Civilian Conservation Corps, describing it as a turning point both in national politics and in the emergence of modern environmentalism.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 316 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-300) and index.
ISBN:9780198041740
0198041748
9781435620131
1435620135
9780199867820
0199867828