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Giant City State Park and the Civilian Conservation Corps : a history in words and pictures / Kay Rippelmeyer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rippelmeyer, Kay, 1953-
- Series:
- Shawnee Books
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Illinois--History.
- Illinois.
- Giant City State Park (Ill.)--History--20th century.
- Giant City State Park (Ill.).
- Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)--Illinois--Giant City State Park--History.
- Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (231 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, c2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Many recognize Giant City State Park as one of the premier recreation spots in southern Illinois, with its unspoiled forests, glorious rock formations, and famous sandstone lodge. But few know the park's history or are aware of the remarkable men who struggled to build it. Giant City State Park and the Civilian Conservation Corps: A History in Words and Pictures provides the first in-depth portrait of the park's creation, drawing on rarely seen photos, local and national archival research, and interviews to present an intriguing chapter in Illinois history.Kay Rippel
- Contents:
- The land and its people
- The CCC comes to southern Illinois
- CCC Companies #696 and #1657 and their camps, Giant City and Stone Fort
- Work projects
- The lodge construction and arrival of CCC Co. # 692
- Camp life
- The last years of the CCC and its legacies.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-69700-8
- 9786613673961
- 0-8093-8563-5
- OCLC:
- 649913235
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