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Item Information       Booklist Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     More Content     More by this author     Brinkley, Douglas     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.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Brinkley, Douglas       by title:      Rightful heritage : ...       by call number:      973.917 B858r     Search the Web     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.       MARC Display

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. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information No Item Information

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