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That Magnificent Army of Youth and Peace: The Civilian Conservation Corps in North Carolina, 1933-1942
That Magnificent Army of Youth and Peace The Civilian Conservation Corps in North Carolina 19331942
Author: Harley E. Jolley
In 1933 an Act of Congress created the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) to counter the hopelessness felt by millions of young men in the depth of the Great Depression. These young men (age 18 to 25) were set to the task of restoring land wasted by over farming, clear cut timbering, and erosion. The results of their efforts are recreational reso...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780865263291
ISBN-10: 0865263299
Publication Date: 11/30/2007
Pages: 167
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Publisher: North Carolina Office of Archives and History
Book Type: Paperback
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