American experience. The Civilian Conservation Corps / American Experience presents ; a Robert Stone Film ; WGBH Educational Foundation ; written, produced, and directed by Robert Stone ; co-produced by Alison Guss.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Guss, Alison., Producer.

Stone, Robert, 1958- Screenwriter, Producer, Director.

Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)

Robert Stone Productions.

WGBH Educational Foundation, Production company.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)--History.

Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.).

Conservation of natural resources--United States--History.

Conservation of natural resources.

Forest conservation--United States--History.

Forest conservation.

Public service employment--United States--History.

Public service employment.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (53 min.)

Place of Publication:

[Arlington, VA] : Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), 2009.

Language Note:

In English.

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.

Participant:

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

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed Jun. 17, 2014).

OCLC:

884830738

Publisher Number:

ASP2361407/marc