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Civilian Conservation Corps

Civilian Conservation Corps

DVD 2010

Started in 1933 by President Franklin Roosevelt as part of the New Deal, the CCC was used as a way to not only help unemployed Americans, but to help conserve some of the country's forests and parks. Over the next ten years it would employ over 3 million men who planted trees, fought fires, and helped their families financially. Features interviews and archived footage.

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Explore Topics & Themes:
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) History
Conservation of natural resources History
Forest conservation United States History
Public service employment History
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
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ISBN:
160883123X
Edition:
Widescreen format
Description:
1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color, black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in
digital
optical
surround
video file
DVD video
region 1
Target Audience Note:
Young Adult Follett Library Resources
Other Title:
American experience (Television program)
Notes:
Originally broadcast on the PBS television program American Experience in 2009
CHVR: Not rated
Written, produced and directed by Robert Stone ; co-produced by Alison Guss ; edited by Don Kleszy ; original score Gary Lionelli ; camera by Philip Holihan and Paul Reuter
DVD; 5.1 surround; region 1
Closed-captioned
Control Number:
895961
UPC:
841887011266
Other Authors:
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
Stone, Robert, 1958-
WGBH Educational Foundation
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