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Giant City State Park and the Civilian Conservation Corps provides new insight into a significant part of our national history. Kay Rippelmeyer understands the difficult conditions of the 1930s and imparts that understanding to her readers. - David Kenney, coauthor of Death Underground: The Centralia and West Frankfort Mine Disasters Kay Rippelmeyer's account of the history of southern Illinois and especially the effects of the Great Depression on the area is fascinating.... This book shows how resourceful a nation can be when times get hard. - Jenny Skufca, Illinois Nature Preserves Commission

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Kay Rippelmeyer, a southern Illinois native, is newly retired from her work as a lecturer, researcher, and academic advisor in the College of Liberal Arts at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. A program liaison for the Illinois Humanities Council, she has researched southern Illinois history for more than thirty years and has lectured widely on the Civilian Conservation Corps and river work in the region. She is currently completing work on her next book, The Shawnee National Forest and the Civilian Conservation Corps.

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