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Victoria Hislop: IMG From Leprosy to Lorca — Strange Inspiration

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My first novel, The Island, was inspired by a chance visit to a tiny island leper colony off the coast of Greece on our summer holiday. It was a... Continue »
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At Work in Penn's Woods: The Civilian Conservation Corps in Pennsylvania (Keystone Books)

by Joseph M. Speakman

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The Civilian Conservation Corps was one of the most popular programs of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. Over the nine years of the program, from 1933 to 1942, over two and one-half million unemployed young men found work on conservation projects across Depression-stricken America. "Roosevelt's Tree Army," as the CCC men were sometimes called, planted billions of trees, fought forest fires, did historic preservation work, and constructed recreational facilities in state and national parks.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780271028767
Subtitle:
The Civilian Conservation Corps in Pennsylvania
Author:
Speakman, Joseph M.
Publisher:
Pennsylvania State University Press
Subject:
History
Subject:
Natural Resources
Subject:
Conservation of natural resources
Subject:
United States - 20th Century/Depression
Subject:
United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic
Subject:
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)
Series:
Keystone Books
Publication Date:
July 2006
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
237
Dimensions:
924x728x101 150
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