Coming of Age in the Great Depression: The Civilian Conservation Corps in New Mexico, 1933-1942 - Hardcover

Melzer, Richard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1881325415 ISBN 13: 9781881325413

Publisher: Yucca Tree Pr, 2000

Synopsis

Based on archival material and interviews with former enrollees, Melzer (history, U. of New Mexico-Valencia) tells the story of some 50,000 young men who worked in the Corps, an initiative of the New Deal program, to support their families and learn skills when the private sector failed them. Great pains were taken, he notes, to keep the Corp from becoming a paramilitary organization, but when World War II broke out, military recruiters plundered it to acquire well disciplined and highly skilled soldiers. He also describes the enduring contributions the program made to the state. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

About this title

About the Author:

Dr. Richard Melzer is a professor of History at the University of New Mexico's Valencia Campus. He is the author of many books and articles on Southwestern topics ranging from the Pershing Punitive Expedition of 1916, Ernie Pyle, and security at Los Alamos during World War II.

Review:

"Coming of Age in the Great Depression is one of the most extensive histories of the CCC that I have read to date." -- Roy Lemmons, Co-Founder, NM Roadrunner Chapter, National Assoc. of CCC Alumni

"Coming of Age is one of the most extensive histories of the CCC that I have read to date." -- Roy Lemmons, Co-Founder, NM Roadrunner Chapter, National Assoc. of CCC Alumni

About this edition

• Publisher: Yucca Tree Pr
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1881325415
• ISBN 13: 9781881325413
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320