Civilian Conservation Corps in Virginia (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781540215161)

In 1933, the United States was struggling to survive the Great Depression. Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt promised a New Deal to put the nation back to work. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was launched in Virginia s Blue Ridge Mountains, where the first camp, Camp Roosevelt, was built. The CCC was widely acclaimed as the most popular of Roosevelt s programs. In Virginia, CCC workers built Shenandoah National Park, the Blue Ridge Parkway, the first six state parks, and more. Despite the program s success, senators from Virginia led the Congressional efforts to kill the CCC in 1942."

Author: Joe Elton, Patty Elton
ISBN-10: 1540215164
ISBN-13: 9781540215161
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
Language: English
Published: 03/06/2017
Pages: 130
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.38d