Proud to work : a pictorial history of Michigan's Civilian Conservation Corps /
Annick Hivert Carthew.
- Manchester, Mich. : Wilderness Adventure Books, c2006.
- vii, 150 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 144-147) and index.
Michigan's soil soldiers serve their country -- Investing in human capital -- The greatest program -- Signing on the dotted line -- We were a bunch of scared kids? -- First impressions -- Settling in -- Pranks -- LEMs (local experienced men) -- Forest fires -- Reforestation -- Job assignments -- Food -- Education -- Recreation -- Barracks -- Getting along -- African Americans in the CCC -- Native Americans in the CCC -- Discipline -- Physical health -- Spiritual health -- Going to town -- Girls, love, and money -- Going home on leave -- The demise of the CCC -- Off to war -- Women in the CCC -- MCCC reunions -- What's left of the CCC camps? -- Camp Vanderbilt -- The new faces of the MCCC -- Epilogue. Opening and closing of the CCC in the '80s and '90s.
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Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)--History.--Michigan Conservation of natural resources--History.--Michigan Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)--Michigan--Pictorial works. Conservation of natural resources--Michigan--Pictorial works.