Nature's New Deal

In Nature's New Deal, Neil M. Maher examines the history of one of Franklin D. Roosevelt's boldest and most successful experiments, the Civilian Conservation Corps, describing it as a turning point both in national politics and in the emergence of modern environmentalism.

Neil M. Maher is Associate Professor of History, Federated History Department, New Jersey Institute of Technology-Rutgers University, Newark.

Introduction: New Deal Conservation
1: Ideas: Franklin Roosevelt's Progressive Era Influences
2: Landscapes: The Evolution of CCC Conservation
3: Labor: Enrollee Work and the Body Politics
4: Community: Locals and Next Door Natures
5: Nation: The Great Conservation Debate
6: Planning: From Top-Down Conservation to Bottom-Up Environment
Epilogue: New Deal Landscapes in the Environmental Era