Friends of the Earth by Pat McCarthy
Author:Pat McCarthy
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Published: 2013-03-12T04:00:00+00:00
Members of the CCC (Civil Conservation Corps) at work.
LibraryofCongress LC-USF33-T01-000067-MI
The Civil Works Administration funded jobs for others. These workers repaired highways, dug ditches, and taught. Roosevelt favored programs that gave the unemployed work rather than welfare. Other programs targeted improvements to agriculture and industry.
Gifford Pinchot, although a Republican, backed the Democratic president in his programs. Pinchot himself found ways to provide many jobs for Pennsylvanians during the Depression. He was most proud of the fact that 20,000 miles of dirt roads were paved during his second term as governor, providing jobs for many.
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