The Civilian Conservation Corps in Arizona

by Robert W. Audretsch and Sharon E. Hunt

Book Overview

In the 1930s, the United States was in the grip of the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl. Jobs were scarce, people were hungry, and the nation's lands and forests were in decline. To combat these harsh realities, Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), a 1933-1942 program that put young unemployed men to work developing and conserving natural resources. The men lived together in camps where they received medical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467130974
• ISBN13: 9781467130974
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 9.1"