The Civilian Conservation Corps: A Guide to Their Works in Rhode Island - Softcover

Caisse, Leo

 
9781950339082: The Civilian Conservation Corps: A Guide to Their Works in Rhode Island
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1950339084 ISBN 13: 9781950339082
Publisher: Stillwater River Publications, 2019

Synopsis

In 1933, President Franklin Roosevelt created the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) as part of his New Deal legislation. The CCC provided unskilled manual labor jobs related to the conservation and development of natural resources on rural government lands. The CCC was designed for men and to relieve families who had difficulty finding jobs. Over 3 million young men would serve in the CCC nationwide.In Rhode Island, from Newport to Glocester, and from North Smithfield to Hope Valley, camps popped up to remake our own state’s natural public places. Today, the efforts of those proud young men can be seen still in various stages of restoration and decay. This book provides a unique photographic glimpse at what remains of this important piece of little-known Rhode Island history.

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Publisher
Stillwater River Publications
Publication date
2019
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1950339084
ISBN 13 
9781950339082
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
62