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Summary:

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 helped their families financially. Features interviews and archived footage.

Contributors:

Guss, Alison , producer

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

Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)

Robert Stone Productions

WGBH Educational Foundation , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

This edition in English.

Related Works:

American experience (Television program)

Related Series:

The PBS Video Collection

Subjects:

Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) — History

Conservation of natural resources — United States — History

Forest conservation — United States — History

Public service employment — United States — History

Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)

Conservation of natural resources

Forest conservation

Public service employment

United States

Genres:

Documentary films

Online media

Internet videos

History

Performers:

Featuring commentary by Harley Jolley, Houston Pritchett, Clifford Hammond, Vicente Ximenes.

Production Credits:

Camera, Philip Holihan, Paul Reuter ; editor, Don Kleszy ; original score, Gary Lionelli.

General Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed Jun. 17, 2014).
Streaming media.
Restricted to the University of North Texas System.
ASP internal note: Bonus Title

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (53 min)).

Digital Characteristics:

video file

Call Numbers:

Online Video

OCLC Numbers:

884830738

Other Control Numbers:

2361407 (source: VaAlASP)
[Unknown Type]: ASP2361407/avon