The Civilian Conservation Corps, 1933-1942: A New Deal Case Study
Salmond JA. 1967. The Civilian Conservation Corps, 1933-1942: A New Deal Case Study. Duke University Press. Durham, North Carolina
This is the life story of a federal agency. It is also the chronicle of a successful experiment. The plan to put unemployed young men to work on the conservation of natural resources, conceived amid general skepticism in the first fruitful weeks of Federal Roosevelt's first administration, flourished to become one of the most popular of all the New Deal measures. it was also one of the most successful. During its life span of nine years more than 2.5 million young Americans passed through the Civilian Conservation Corps. In so doing, they benefited both themselves and the nation. These benefits were immediate, obvious, and well distributed. Farmers were assisted by soil erosion camps and by work in reforestation and fire control; local businessmen received an economic boost from their participation in the cap trade. The families of the enrollees were aided by the monthly allotment checks which they received. The youths themselves gained both physically and in outlook from the camp experience. The purpose of this book is first to examine these matters at greater length.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Salmond, John
- Date of Issue
- 1967
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Units
- HIST
- Keywords
- Administration, CCC, Civilian Conservation Corps, Consolidation, Dissension, ehistory, expansion, History, permanence, Progress, Selection< Experiment