Description: Hard Work and a Good Deal : The Civilian Conservation Corps in Minnesota, Paperback by Sommer, Barbara W., ISBN 1681342340, ISBN-13 9781681342344, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US CCC veterans tell compelling stories of their experiences planting trees, fighting fires, building state parks, and reclaiming pastureland in this collective history of the CCC in Minnesota.
The Civilian Conservation Corps—born out of Franklin D. Roosevelts New Deal at the height of the Great Depression—supplied jobs to more than 77,000 Minnesotans in need. Their work left a lasting legacy, visible today in Minnesotas thriving forests, state park amenities, and soil conservation practices.
Hundreds of interviews complement oral historian Barbara Sommers lively text with personal accounts that animate the history of the CCC in Minnesota as camps were created and projects tackled throughout the state. The "boys" look back—often fondly—at this program, which, for many, was their introduction to the workforce and to life away from home.
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Book Title: Hard Work and a Good Deal : the Civilian Conservation Corps in Minnesota
Number of Pages: 216 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
Topic: United States / 20th Century, United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi)
Publication Year: 2022
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: History
Item Length: 10 in
Author: Barbara W. Sommer
Item Width: 7 in
Format: Trade Paperback
