Civilian Conservation Corps Resource Page: Civilian Conservation Corps Writing Contest Rules Posted!

Monday, September 17, 2007

Civilian Conservation Corps Writing Contest Rules Posted!

The contest rules have been posted at the bottom of the page for prospective contest entrants. Also, the CCC Resource Blog has been modified to permit posting of comments from visitors. If you have questions about the contest, post them. If you are working on a CCC research project and would like to share some of your story with other visitors to the Resource blog, please post your comments, too.

Word about the contest has been sent out to each of the county school systems in Arizona, either by email or by snail mail. In addition to the rules, which have been added today, more information about the contest will be posted here in the coming days, along with tips about how to research the CCC and things you might consider as a CCC researcher and writer.

Good Luck!

Important Publishing News!!

I received word from Robert G. Pasquill, Jr. that his book on the Civilian Conservation Corps in Alabama is scheduled for release later this year. Mr. Pasquill is the Forest Archaeologist for the U.S. Forest Service in Montgomery, Alabama and from the description, he's written a book that will be a "must have" addition to any serious CCC/New Deal library. And, just when you thought the news couldn't get better, we learn that the publisher is offering a significant discount for those who place their orders for the book before July 1, 2008. I've attempted to format the order form so that at least the ordering information is available to visitors here at the CCC Resource Page. If you'd like a PDF format copy of the publisher's book description and order form, post a comment here or drop me an email and I'll be happy to email you a more user-friendly copy. In the meantime, read what the publisher has to say about this upcoming work of CCC research and scholarship, then order your copy before the first printing run is exhausted.

30% PRE-PUBLICATION DISCOUNT!!

The Civilian Conservation Corps in Alabama,

1933-1942: A Great and Lasting Good

Robert Pasquill Jr.

The Civilian Conservation Corps was one of the better known and most successful of the New Deal programs following the Great Depression. The causes of the Great Depression have been addressed, and debated, from a variety of perspectives through the years. However, the effects, explained in terms of human suffering, leave little room for debate. By March of 1933, there were more than 13.6 million unemployed, and over 200,000 of them were wandering across the country—looking for work. Homes and families were fractured. President Roosevelt proposed to put 500,000 unemployed men from cities and towns into the woods to plant trees, reduce fire hazards, clear streams, check erosion, and improve the parks system all across America. With unprecedented speed, national legislation was written, passed, and funded creating a myriad of programs—referred to as alphabet projects—in hopes of generating useful work and necessary paychecks, and creating a “great and lasting good” for the American public.

CCC projects in Alabama would initially employ 20,000 men with projects in all 13 state forests and seven state parks. This volume traces in great detail the work projects, the camp living conditions, the daily lives of the enrollees, the administration and management challenges, and the lasting effects of this New Deal program in Alabama. Referred to by many names, including Roosevelt’s Tree Army and the Forgotten Soldiers, the work of the CCC enrollees is still visible—if you know where to look—be that a terraced field, a stone structure in a state park, or a majestic fire tower standing tall over the pines. Through archives, government documents, and over 125 interviews with former enrollees of the CCC, Bob Pasquill has recounted the CCC program in Alabama, and brought this humanitarian program to life in the Alabama countryside. It was a truly monumental win-win situation emerging from a national and international economic tragedy. Robert G. Pasquill Jr. is the Forest Archaeologist for the U.S. Forest Service, Montgomery, Alabama.

Sales Code FL-702-07 30% pre-publication discount good through 07/01/08

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The Civilian Conservation Corps in Alabama, 1933-1942

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