Nebraska and the CCC
Young Men At Their Best
by Suzanne "Sue" (Sarver) Williams
Softcover Paperback
272 pages, over 100 photographs of camp life, indexed, bibliography
Publisher: self published, printed by Litho Printers Bindery, copyright 2008
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9781606439111
Dimensions: 6 x 9 inches
Very Good to Excellent condition. Author signature and inscription.
---Description, Notes, Reviews:
The CCC, Civilian Conservation Corps., was a major national public work relief program for unemployed men age 18-24 from 1933-1942. It provided unskilled labor for soil conservation efforts and natural resouce programs in the rural US.
The book cover pictures a sign stating: United States Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service Camp, Civilian Conservation Corps Co. 2738.
Book includes information from several author interviews with former CCC enrollees.
US History, 20th Century
US History Nebraska
United States. Civilian Conservation Corps -- Nebraska.
---The following is the book's catalog entry from Lincoln Public Library, Lincoln Nebraska
Why the CCC? -- A typical camp -- A rookie's first few days at camp -- Nebraska camps. Company 751, Weeping water ; Company 752, Hebron ; Company 753, Fairbury ; Company 754, Humboldt ; Company 755, Pawnee City ; Company 757, Franklin ; Company 760, Beatrice ; Company 761, Franklin ; Company 762, Chadron ; Company 763, Tecumseh ; Company 1778, Lebanon, Kansas ; Company 1782V, Columbus ; Compacy 2737, Fullerton ; Company 2738, Denton and Bridgeport ; First Lt. Eugene Milton Orton, Company Commander ; Enrollees from Company 2738, Denton and Bridgeport ; Company 4710, Blair ; Company 4720, Madison ; Company 4722, Valentine -- The CCC ends -- Appendices. Prisoner of war camps ; National Association of CCC Alumni ; Nebraska CCC vets ; Historical CCC markers in Nebraska.
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