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.

Another copy of this title is located within the series titled :"The 1930s" (call number : 973.917 N) Originally produced for television broadcast in 2009. Special feature: Teacher's guide with lesson plans [PDF document]. Container title. Close-captioned for the hearing impaired. Originally aired as segments in PBS television show: The American Experience. Another copy is located within the set titled : "The 1930s" (call number: 973.917 N) Originally produced as a segment of the television series American Experience in 1990 ; originally boxed with a 5 discs set [titles cataloged separately] Special features: Printable materials for educators in PDF form.

disc 1.The crash of 1929 -- disc 2. The civilian conservation corps -- disc 3. Hoover dam -- disc 4. Surviving the dust bowl -- disc 5 Seabiscuit.