Civilian Conservation Corps in Virginia

by Patty Elton and Joe Elton

Book Overview

In 1933, the United States was struggling to survive the Great Depression. Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt promised a "New Deal" to put the nation back to work. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was launched in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains, where the first camp, Camp Roosevelt, was built. The CCC was widely acclaimed as the most popular of Roosevelt's programs. In Virginia, CCC workers built Shenandoah National Park, the Blue Ridge Parkway, the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467125245
• ISBN13: 9781467125246
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 9.1"