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Brinkley, Douglas
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Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.).
Conservation of natural resources -- United States -- History.
Nature conservation -- United States -- History.
Parks -- United States -- History.
Conservationists -- United States -- Biography.
Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
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Brinkley, Douglas
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.).
Conservation of natural resources -- United States -- History.
Nature conservation -- United States -- History.
Parks -- United States -- History.
Conservationists -- United States -- Biography.
Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
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Rightful heritage :
Franklin
D
.
Roosevelt
and the
land
of
America
/ Douglas Brinkley.
by
Brinkley, Douglas
Harper, c2016.
Call #:
973.917 B858r
Subjects
Roosevelt
,
Franklin
D
. (
Franklin
Delano), 1882-1945.
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.).
Conservation of natural resources -- United States -- History.
Nature conservation -- United States -- History.
Parks -- United States -- History.
Conservationists -- United States -- Biography.
Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
ISBN:
9780062089236 (hc.)
0062089234 (hc.)
Alternate title:
Franklin
D
Roosevelt
and the
land
of
America
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
viii, 744 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, photographs ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 638-717) and index.
Contents:
The education of a Hudson River conservationist, 1882-1932. "All that is in me goes back to the Hudson" ; "I just wish I could be at home to help mark the trees" ; "He knew every tree, every rock, and every stream" ; "Wise use" ; "Nothing like Mother Nature" ; "A twice-born man" -- New Deal conservation, 1933-1936. "They've made the good earth better" ; "He did not wait to ask questions, but simply said that it should be done" ; "
Roosevelt
is my shepherd" ; "The year of the National Park" ; "A duck for every puddle" ; "Sooner or later, you are likely to meet the sign of the flying goose" ; "We are going to conserve soil, conserve water, and conserve life" -- Conservation expansion, 1937-1939. "While you're gittin', git a-plenty" ; "I hope the son-of-a-bitch who logged that is roasting in hell" ; "Perpetuated for posterity" ; "To benefit wildlife" -- World War II and global conservation, 1940-1945. "An abundance of wild things" ; "The army must find a different nesting place!" ; "Conservation is a basis of permanent peace" -- "Where the sundial stands" -- Appendix A. National Park system areas affected under reorganization of August 10, 1933 -- Appendix B. National Wildlife Refuges established under
Franklin
D
.
Roosevelt
, 1933-1945 -- Appendix C. National Parks and National Monuments created by
Franklin
D
.
Roosevelt
following the reorganization of August 10, 1933 -- Appendix
D
. Establishment and modification of National Forest boundaries by
Franklin
D
.
Roosevelt
, March 1933 to April 1945 -- Appendix E. The nine Civilian Conservation Corps areas -- Appendix F. Civilian Conservation Corps-- basic facts.
Summary:
Examines the environmental legacy of FDR and the New Deal, evaluating the creation of the Civilian Conservation Corps and the dozens of State Park systems that were protected by his decisions.
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