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

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Baldridge, Kenneth W. (Kenneth Wayne) 1926- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Salt Lake City : University of Utah Press : Utah State Historical Society, [2018]
Temas:
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) > History.
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) > Officials and employees > Utah.
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)
1900-1999
Labor camps > Utah > 20th century.
Public works > Utah > 20th century.
Abris pour travailleurs > Utah > 20e siècle.
Travaux publics > Utah > 20e siècle.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Employees
Labor camps
Public works
Utah
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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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