The Civilian Conservation Corps in Utah : Remembering Nine Years of Achievement, 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
Autor principal: Baldridge, Kenneth W. (Kenneth Wayne) 1926- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Salt Lake City : Utah State Historical Society, [2018]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) > Officials and employees > Utah.
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) > History.
Public works.
Labor camps.
Employees.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
Travaux publics > Utah > 20e siecle.
Abris pour travailleurs > Utah > 20e siecle.
Public works > Utah > 20th century.
Labor camps > Utah > 20th century.
Utah.
History.
Electronic books.
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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