The Civilian Conservation Corps and the Construction of the Virginia Kendall Reserve, 1933-1939 /

In the spring of 1933, the United States was in the midst of the worst economic calamity it had ever experienced. Newly inaugurated president Franklin D. Roosevelt asked Congress to approve funding allowing legions of out-of-work young men to find employment reclaiming and developing the nation'...

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Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Kent, Ohio : The Kent State University Press, 2013.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) > History > Sources.
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) > History.
Reclamation of land.
Parks > Design and construction.
Natural areas.
Land use, Rural.
Abandoned farms.
ARCHITECTURE > Urban & Land Use Planning.
Reclamation of land > Ohio > Cuyahoga River Valley > History > 20th century.
Land use, Rural > Ohio > Cuyahoga River Valley > History > 20th century.
Abandoned farms > Ohio > Cuyahoga River Valley > History > 20th century.
Parks > Ohio > Cuyahoga River Valley > Design and construction > History > 20th century.
Natural areas > Ohio > Cuyahoga Valley National Park > History > 20th century.
Ohio > Virginia Kendall Reserve.
Ohio > Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
Ohio > Cuyahoga River Valley.
Cuyahoga Valley National Park (Ohio) > History > 20th century.
Virginia Kendall Reserve (Ohio) > History > 20th century > Sources.
Virginia Kendall Reserve (Ohio) > History > 20th century.
Sources.
History.
Electronic books.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Entering the Reserve / Kenneth J. Bindas
  • The CCC Comes to Virginia Kendall Reserve / Kenneth J. Bindas, David Busch, Stephanie Vincent, and Colleen Benoit
  • Works Built Better Men / Kenneth J. Bindas, Vincent, Lindsey Calderwood, and Meredith Soeder
  • Creating Nature / Kenneth J. Bindas, Meredith Soeder, and Michelle Curran
  • Leisure Is Learning / Kenneth J. Bindas, Michelle Curran, Colleen Benoit, and Andrea Houser
  • Conclusion: Walking Today / Kenneth J. Bindas, David Busch, Andrea Houser, and Lindsey Calderwood.

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