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Stories in log and stone : the legacy of the New Deal in Minnesota state parks / David R. Benson.
- Title
- Stories in log and stone : the legacy of the New Deal in Minnesota state parks / David R. Benson.
- Author
- Benson, David R.
- Publication
- St. Paul, MN : Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation, c2002.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | SB482.M6 B46 2002 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Minnesota. Division of Parks and Recreation.
- Description
- 125 p. : ill.; 26 cm.
- Summary
- The story of the men enrolled in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Veterans Conservation Corps (VCC), Works Progress Administration (WPA) and the National Youth Administration (NYA) and of their accomplishments and recollections in Minnesota from the depths of the Great Depression to the end of WWII. The book is also a guide to the structures that remain in the 27 Minnesota state parks, including buildings, bridges, dams and trails in the state.
- Alternative Title
- Legacy of the New Deal in Minnesota state parks
- Subjects
- Park facilities
- Parks
- History
- 1933 - 1945
- Travel
- New Deal (1933-1939)
- United States > Works Progress Administration
- United States > National Youth Administration
- Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)
- United States > History > 1933-1945
- New Deal, 1933-1939
- Minnesota > Description and travel
- Minnesota > History
- Park facilities > Minnesota > History
- Parks > Minnesota > History
- Genre/Form
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p.124-125).
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- pt. 1. Hard times and hard work -- Prologue -- ch. 1. The Great Depression and the New Deal -- ch. 2. Getting organized : Minnesota and the New Deal -- ch. 3. At home in the woods : setting up camp -- ch. 4. The colossal college of calluses : life in a CCC camp -- ch. 5. We can take it : the works projects -- ch. 6. Log and stone : the buildings -- Epilogue. World War II and the end of an era -- pt. 2. The legacy of the park builders -- Glossary -- Bibliography.
- ISBN
- 0965712710
- 9780965712712
- OCLC
- 51585784
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library