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Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) Employees Personal narratives Conservation of natural resources United States History Films for the hearing impaired Forest conservation United States History Public service employment United States History United States Economic conditions 1918-1945 United States Economic policy 1933-1945 United States History 1933-1945 Video recordings for the hearing impaired World historySummary: Some five centuries ago, a major revolution overturned traditional ship designs. In just a few years, ships were transformed from small coastal-bound transports into massive ocean-going vessels capable of long-distance exploration. These designs were crucial to launching Europe's age of imperial expansion and colonial exploitation, toppling the indigenous civilizations of the New World and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: 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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Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Educational Foundation 2010