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.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press 2008, 2008
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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:x, 316 p. ill
ISBN:9780199867820