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Summary:

Interweaving rich archival imagery with the personal accounts of Civilian Conservation Corps veterans, this film tells the story of one of the boldest and most popular New Deal experiments, positioning it as a pivotal moment in the emergence of modern environmentalism and federal unemployment relief.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• The Great Depression
• FDR's New Deal
• Life at the CCC camps
• Projects and the people
• Lasting effects
• A legacy of change.

Contributors:

Stone, Robert, 1958- , screenwriter, producer, director

WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)

WGBH Educational Foundation

PBS Distribution (Firm)

Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)

Liberty Mutual Insurance Company

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Closed captioned.
In English.

Related Works:

American experience (Television program)

Subjects:

Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) — History

Conservation of natural resources — United States — History

Public service employment — United States — History

Forest conservation — United States — History

Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)

Conservation of natural resources

Public service employment

Forest conservation

United States

Genres:

Motion pictures

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Documentary television programs

Nonfiction television programs

Historical television programs

History

System Details:

DVD; region 1, NTSC; stereo.; full screen or widescreen.
System requirements for Teacher's guide: DVD-ROM drive; Adobe Acrobat Reader or other PDF viewing software.

Production Credits:

Co-produced by Alison Guss ; edited by Don Kleszy ; original score Gary Lionelli ; camera by Philip Holihan and Paul Reuter.

General Notes:

Title from disc surface.
Originally broadcast on PBS as the television program American Experience in 2009.
Special features: Teacher's guide (PDF) ; pbs.org [Web address for the American Experience companion Web site].
Gift: Bequest of Joe Morris, November 2013.

Audience:

MPAA rating: Not rated.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color with black & white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; polychrome; monochrome; DVD-ROM drive; Adobe Acrobat Reader or other PDF viewing software.

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Video Characteristics:

NTSC

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

193 2009 DVD

ISBNs:

9781608831210 (set)
1608831213 (set)

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 841887011242
Publisher Number, PBS Distribution: AMX62200.1.2
Publisher Number, PBS Distribution: AMX62200

OCLC Numbers:

503481215