Hard work and a good deal : the Civilian Conservation Corps in Minnesota /
Sommer, Barbara W.
Hard work and a good deal : the Civilian Conservation Corps in Minnesota / Barbara W. Sommer. - St. Paul : Minnesota Historical Society Press, ©2008. - vii, 205 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-195) and index.
The CCC takes shape -- Introduction: the quiet change -- Why we needed the CCC -- What was the CCC? -- Who joined Minnesota's CCC? -- Home away from home -- Life in the CCC -- Work of the CCC -- Introduction: Minnesota's conservation foundations -- Planting trees and fighting fires -- Building up parks -- Preserving soil, water, and traditions -- CCC's imprint on Minnesota -- Minnesota CCC and CCC-ID camps -- Minnesota CCC camp newspapers -- Minnesota's historic CCC sites. Part I: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Part II: 6. 7. 8. 9. Appendix I: Appendix II: Appendix III:
The Civilian Conservation Corps supplied jobs to more than 77,000 Minnesotans during the Great Depression. In nearly one hundred interviews, the "boys" look back on their time in the CCC, during which many of them became men. African American enrollees tell of the segregated policies enforced in the army-run camps; workers for the CCC-Indian Division remember reservation projects that included rebuilding a fur trade-era stockade at Grand Portage. Together, these men give voice to early efforts that advanced the conservation of Minnesota's natural resources five decades in a few short years.
9780873516129 0873516125 9781681342344 1681342340
2007029043
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)--History.
Conservation of natural resources--History.--Minnesota
Hard work and a good deal : the Civilian Conservation Corps in Minnesota / Barbara W. Sommer. - St. Paul : Minnesota Historical Society Press, ©2008. - vii, 205 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-195) and index.
The CCC takes shape -- Introduction: the quiet change -- Why we needed the CCC -- What was the CCC? -- Who joined Minnesota's CCC? -- Home away from home -- Life in the CCC -- Work of the CCC -- Introduction: Minnesota's conservation foundations -- Planting trees and fighting fires -- Building up parks -- Preserving soil, water, and traditions -- CCC's imprint on Minnesota -- Minnesota CCC and CCC-ID camps -- Minnesota CCC camp newspapers -- Minnesota's historic CCC sites. Part I: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Part II: 6. 7. 8. 9. Appendix I: Appendix II: Appendix III:
The Civilian Conservation Corps supplied jobs to more than 77,000 Minnesotans during the Great Depression. In nearly one hundred interviews, the "boys" look back on their time in the CCC, during which many of them became men. African American enrollees tell of the segregated policies enforced in the army-run camps; workers for the CCC-Indian Division remember reservation projects that included rebuilding a fur trade-era stockade at Grand Portage. Together, these men give voice to early efforts that advanced the conservation of Minnesota's natural resources five decades in a few short years.
9780873516129 0873516125 9781681342344 1681342340
2007029043
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)--History.
Conservation of natural resources--History.--Minnesota