| Book Reviews | The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, 131.4

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At Work in Penn's Woods: The Civilian Conservation Corps in Pennsylvania. By Joseph M. Speakman. (University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2006. xv, 237 pp. Illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. $37.50.)

As one of Penn State University Press's Keystone Books, Joseph Speakman's monograph on the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in Pennsylvania is intended to stand out from typical scholarly works published by university presses. Rather than speaking primarily to other academics, such books are supposed to serve Pennsylvania's citizens by educating and entertaining them about the history, culture, and environment of the Keystone State. In this regard, At Work in Penn's Woods is a success. The book is well written, filled with interesting historic facts, and sprinkled with amusing stories about the CCC and its enrollees in Pennsylvania during the Great Depression. In his attempt to reach a wider audience, however, Speakman has missed an opportunity to introduce his nonacademic readers to important historical issues surrounding the corps and conservation during the New Deal era.

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