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Fighting for the Forest
by P. O'Connell Pearson
Ages: 12+
Published: 2019
Publisher: Simon & Schuster BFYR
ISBN: 978-1-5344-2932-1
Keywords: Forest conservation, Civilian Conservation Corps, Franklin D. Roosevelt, The Great Depression
The history of the long-lasting impact of F.D.R.'s Civilian Conservation Corps (193301942) is enhanced by personal stories. Endnotes, bibliography, index, archival photographs.