Description
First edition of Youth – Millions Too Many? A Search For Youth’s Place in America, signed by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and the author, Bruce L. Melvin.
Octavo, [2], 220pp. Blue cloth, title printed on label affixed to spine and front cover. No additional printings noted. Light sunning and soiling to spine, solid text block. Free of marks or notations. Dust jacket not included. (Edens B227) The foreword for this work was contributed by Eleanor Roosevelt, who signed the front free endpaper. Also signed by the author.
Signed by Eleanor Roosevelt and the author.Â
This scarce work describes the efforts made by the Civilian Conservation Corps and the National Youth Administration to assist unemployed American youth.
Mrs. Roosevelt notes that “…whether we solve our economic problems depends again on our cooperation with youth.”
The author of this work, Dr. Bruce Melvin, spent his career working in the research division of the WPA.
