The Civilian Conservation Corps / American Experience presents ; a Robert Stone Film ; WGBH Educational Foundation ; written, produced, and directed by Robert Stone ; co-produced by Alison Guss.

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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 help...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials.
Main Author:	Lionelli, Gary (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.) WGBH Educational Foundation PBS Distribution (Firm) Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.) Robert Stone Productions
Other Authors:	Stone, Robert, 1958- (Screenwriter, Producer, Director) Guss, Alison (Producer) Holihan, Philip Reuter, Paul Kleszy, Don (Film editor)
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Closed-captioned.
Published:	Boston, MA : [Va.] : WGBH Educational Foundation ; Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2010], ©2010.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:	Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) > History. New Deal, 1933-1939. United States > Economic conditions > 1918-1945. United States > Economic policy > 1933-1945. United States > History > 1933-1945. Conservation of natural resources > United States > History. Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) > Employees > Personal narratives. Public service employment > United States > History. Forest conservation > United States > History. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Films for the hearing impaired. Television programs > United States. History. Personal narratives. Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) 1918 - 1945 Conservation of natural resources. Economic history. Economic policy. Employees. Forest conservation. Public service employment. United States. Documentary television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Historical television programs.
Genre:	Personal narratives. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Television programs History. Documentary television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Historical television programs.
Online Access:	Additional materials available at American Experience Web site
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (53 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

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