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Hard Work and a Good Deal: The Civilian Conservation Corps in Minnesota

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I enjoyed this book. It documents the CCC camps throughout Minnesota. It profiles men involved in the camps. Also, it was interesting learning about the projects the CCC sponsored. It is a great bit of Minnesota history. I bought the book for my mother, but enjoyed a read of it first.

I enjoyed reading this book that described the CCC in terms of its operation within Minnesota. The camp summary in the Appendices allowed me to understand better where my father served in the early days of the CCC. There are a number of references in this book that should allow me to learn more about my father's experiences.

This book also has the most information I've found so far on how Native and African Americans served in the CCC.

A wonderful book on the history of the Civilian Conservation Corps in Minnesota. Many people don't realize the great work done by the young men of the CCC in the 1930s. Hard Work and a Good Deal is a history of the camps and work in Minnesota and supplements the text with a host of photos. Not all the CCC workers in Minnesota were Minnesotans but came from many other states. The author also reveals how the CCC bureaucracy dealt with race issues by sending many northern black youngsters to camps in the South rather than keeping them in Northern camps. Top notch history! Also recommend that you read Stories in Log and Stone in conjunction with this book.