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Gary Joiner: WPA's legacy is found in Natchitoches, Shreveport and nationwide

Red River Radio | By Gary Joiner, Ph.D.
Published September 8, 2015 at 7:45 AM CDT
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Gary Joiner, Ph.D.
Dr. Gary Joiner

Commentator Gary Joiner discusses the lasting impact of the Works Progress Administration close to home in Natchitoches and Shreveport, and farther afield across the country.

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Gary Joiner, Ph.D.
Gary Joiner is a cartographer and an associate professor of history at LSU in Shreveport. He is the author or editor of 12 books including “Shiloh and the Western Campaign of 1862,” “One Damn Blunder From Beginning to End: The Red River Campaign in 1864,” “Through the Howling Wilderness: The Red River Campaign and Union Failure in 1864,” “Red River Steamboats,” and “Mr. Lincoln's Brown Water Navy: Mississippi Squadron.”
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