Remembering nine years of achievement : the Civilian Conservation Corps in Utah, 1933-1942 / Kenneth W. Baldridge.

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Baldridge, Kenneth W. (Kenneth Wayne), 1926- [Author]

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9781607816522

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Civilian Conservation Corps in Utah, 1933-1942

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S932 .R464 2018

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The Civilian Conservation Corps comes to Utah -- Administration of the program -- Those who did the work : the technical agencies -- The work they did -- Two major concerns : erosion and flood control -- Dams, canals, and irrigation : the Bureau of Reclamation -- Some camps were one or two or three of a kind -- Emergencies : fires, blizzards, search and rescue -- Accidents, health, and safety -- Life in the camps and out -- Camp and community relations -- Wrapping up and winding down -- Epilogue : The beat goes on -- Appendix A : Army Corp areas -- Appendix B : Utah Civilian Conservation Corps camp information -- Appendix C : Civilian Conservation Corps camps in Utah.

Subject: In 1932, unemployment in Utah was about 34 percent. Nearly every state west of the Mississippi River was struggling not only with unemployment but also with drought, erosion, and overgrazing. To solve these serious difficulties, President Franklin D. Roosevelt launched what would become arguably the most popular of his New Deal programs, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). From 1933 to 1942, the CCC employed three million young men on land-improvement projects that are still used today. In this book, Kenneth Baldridge chronicles the work of the 10,000 men who served at Utah's 116 CCC camps. With facts and anecdotes drawn from camp newspapers, government files, interviews, letters written by enrollees, and other sources, he situates the CCC within the political climate and details not only the projects but also the day-to-day aspects of camp life. For thirty dollars a month, of which twenty-five was sent home to their folks, these young recruits planted trees; built roads, bridges, dams, and trails; fought fires; battled pests and noxious weeds; and erected cabins, campgrounds, amphitheaters, and reservoirs, and more. Today the CCC is credited with creating greater public awareness and appreciation of the outdoors. It has also served as a model for the Student Conservation Corps and other youth programs. This volume documents the public good created by the CCC, provides an extensive bibliography, and is illustrated with numerous historic and modern photographs--Provided by publisher.

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In 1932, unemployment in Utah was about 34 percent. Nearly every state west of the Mississippi River was struggling not only with unemployment but also with drought, erosion, and overgrazing. To solve these serious difficulties, President Franklin D. Roosevelt launched what would become arguably the most popular of his New Deal programs, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). From 1933 to 1942, the CCC employed three million young men on land-improvement projects that are still used today. In this book, Kenneth Baldridge chronicles the work of the 10,000 men who served at Utah's 116 CCC camps. With facts and anecdotes drawn from camp newspapers, government files, interviews, letters written by enrollees, and other sources, he situates the CCC within the political climate and details not only the projects but also the day-to-day aspects of camp life. For thirty dollars a month, of which twenty-five was sent home to their folks, these young recruits planted trees; built roads, bridges, dams, and trails; fought fires; battled pests and noxious weeds; and erected cabins, campgrounds, amphitheaters, and reservoirs, and more. Today the CCC is credited with creating greater public awareness and appreciation of the outdoors. It has also served as a model for the Student Conservation Corps and other youth programs. This volume documents the public good created by the CCC, provides an extensive bibliography, and is illustrated with numerous historic and modern photographs--Provided by publisher.

The beginning -- The Civilian Conservation Corps comes to Utah -- Administration of the program -- Those who did the work : the technical agencies -- The work they did -- Two major concerns : erosion and flood control -- Dams, canals, and irrigation : the Bureau of Reclamation -- Some camps were one or two or three of a kind -- Emergencies : fires, blizzards, search and rescue -- Accidents, health, and safety -- Life in the camps and out -- Camp and community relations -- Wrapping up and winding down -- Epilogue : The beat goes on -- Appendix A : Army Corp areas -- Appendix B : Utah Civilian Conservation Corps camp information -- Appendix C : Civilian Conservation Corps camps in Utah.

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