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Bibliography

Books & Reference Materials

The following bibliography represents books, articles, and reference materials consulted in the creation of this website and recommended for anyone seeking to learn more about the Civilian Conservation Corps.

This list continues to grow as new materials are identified. If you know of a CCC-related publication not listed here, please contact us.

Civilian Conservation Corps Books

A

  • Anderson, Robert E.. Written on the Land. Fairmont Printer, Fairmont, WV. 2002.
  • Annick, Hivert, Cathew. Proud to Work: Pictorial History of Michigan's CCC.
  • Armstrong, Frank H., Ph.D., Oates, Marguerite. Window Seat. Bull Run of Vermont. 1988.
  • Audretsch, Robert W.. Shaping the Park and Saving the Boys: The Civilian Conservation Corps at Grand Canyon, 1933–1942. Dog Ear Publishing, Indianapolis, IN. 2011.

B

  • Barta, Nancy Hill. Starved Rock State Park. Arcadia Publishing. 2007.
  • Benson, David R.. Stories in Log and Stone: The Legacy of the New Deal in Minnesota State Parks. Department of Natural Resources.
  • Breaman, John, Robert H. Bremner, and David Brody, eds.. The New Deal: The State and Local Levels (Vol. 2). Ohio State University Press, Columbus, OH. 1975.
  • Brown, Nelson C.. The Civilian Conservation Corps Program in the United States. GPO, Washington. 1934.
  • Bush, Harold H.. Flashbacks of a Forest Ranger. 1999.

C

  • Canton, Steve. Dusty Roads. 1993.
  • Carl, Donald DeLancey. A Time To Remember. 1991.
  • Cohen, Stan. The Tree Army: A Pictorial History of the Civilian Conservation Corps, 1933–1942. Pictorial Histories Publishing Company, Missoula, MT. 1980.
  • Cole, Olen Jr.. The African American Experience in the Civilian Conservation Corps. University Press of Florida, Gainesville. 1999.
  • Conti, Lt. Colonel Phillip M.. The CCC: Salvaging Boys & Other Treasurers. 1998.
  • Cornebise, Alfred E.. The CCC Chronicles: Camp Newspapers of the Civilian Conservation Corps, 1933–1942. McFarland & Company, Jefferson, NC. 2004.
  • Cunningham, Fay L.. I Remember This: A Memoir from the Great Depression to the Great Recession. 2012.

D

  • Daugherty, Raymond. The CCC and Me. 2003. — Personal account, Co. 1524 Camp Hardy, WV
  • Davis, Frank C.. My C.C.C. Days: Memories of the Civilian Conservation Corps. Parkway Publishers, Boone, NC. 2006.
  • Davis, Ren and Helen. Our Mark on This Land. McDonald & Woodward, Granville, OH. 2011.
  • Derscheid, Lyle A.. The CCC in South Dakota 1933–1942, Second Edition.
  • Downing, Donna. Out of the Ashes: The Memoirs of James R. Wilkins. 1996.
  • Draves, David D.. Builder of Men: Life in C.C.C. Camps of New Hampshire. Peter E. Randall Publisher, Portsmouth, NJ. 1992.
  • Duxbury, Kathleen. The Boys of Bergen: Remember the CCC in Bergen County, New Jersey. Duxbury Media, Ridgewood, NJ. 2012.
  • Duxbury, Kathleen. CCC Art: Artists of the Civilian Conservation Corps. Duxbury Media, Ridgewood, NJ. 2014.

E

  • Emery, Tom. Soldiers with Picks and Shovels: The CCC Camp at Carlinville, IL. History in Print, Carlinville, IL. 2011.
  • Engle, Reed L.. Everything Was Wonderful: A Pictorial History of the Civilian Conservation Corps in Shenandoah National Park. Shenandoah Natural History Association, Luray, VA. 1999.
  • Ermentrout, Robert Allen. Forgotten Men: The Civilian Conservation Corps. 1982.

F–G

  • Galo, George. The 191st Company: The Civilian Conservation Corps (VT). 1997.
  • Galusha, Diane. Another Day, Another Dollar: The CCC in the Catskills. Black Dome Press. 2008.
  • Good, Albert H.. Park and Recreation Structures. Garybooks, Boulder, CO. 1990. — Reprint from 1938 edition.

H

  • Harr, Milton. The C.C.C. Camps in West Virginia 1933–1942. Charleston, WV. 1992.
  • Hayden, Ernest A.. The Civilian Conservation Corps. 1985.
  • Hill, Edwin G.. In the Shadow of the Mountain: The Spirit of the CCC. 1990.
  • Hinton, Wayne K. with Green, Elizabeth A.. With Picks, Shovels & Hope: The CCC and Its Legacy on the Colorado Plateau. Mountain Press Publishing, Missoula, MT. 2008.
  • Holland, Kenneth and Frank Ernest Hill. Youth in the CCC. 1974.
  • Howell, Glenn. CCC Boys Remember: A Pictorial History of the CCC. Klocker Printery, Medford, OR. 1976.
  • Hoyt, Ray. We Can Take It: A Short History of the CCC. American Book Company, New York. 1935.
  • Huddleston, Connie M.. Images of America: Georgia's Civilian Conservation Corps. Arcadia Publishing. 2009.

I

  • Various. Images of America: Cuyahoga Valley. Arcadia Publishing. 2004.
  • Various. Images of America: Hacklebarney and Voorhees State Parks. Arcadia Publishing. 2006.
  • Various. Images of America: Promised Land State Park. Arcadia Publishing. 2006.

J

  • Jolley, Harley E.. The CCC in the Smokies. Great Smoky Mountains Natural History Association. 2001.
  • Jolley, Harley E.. That Magnificent Army of Youth and Peace: The CCC in North Carolina. NC Department of Cultural Resources, Raleigh, NC. 2007.
  • Jones, Paul E.. Forgotten Boys of the CCC Who Enlisted as Boys and Were Discharged as Men. 2004.

K

  • Kiefer, E. Kay and Paul E. Fellows. Hobnail Boots and Khaki Suits: A Brief Look at the Great Depression and the CCC. 1983.
  • Kolvet, Renee Corona and Ford, Victoria. The Civilian Conservation Corps in Nevada. University of Nevada Press. 2006.

L

  • Lacy, Leslie Alexander. The Soil Soldiers: The Civilian Conservation Corps in the Great Depression. Chilton Book Company, Radnor, PA. 1976.
  • Lange, Howard L., M.D.. The CCC: A Humanitarian Endeavor during the Great Depression. Vantage Press, New York. 1984.
  • Larkin, Joe. FDR's Tree Army. Valley County History Press. 2008.

M

  • Maher, Neil M.. Nature's New Deal. Oxford University Press. 2008.
  • Matthews, Judy and Beardshall, Ann Hardy. 3 Hots and a Cot: CCC Camp Unit 1388 P-53, Bastian, VA. Bland County Historical Society. 2012.
  • Melzer, Richard. Coming of Age in the Great Depression: The CCC Experience in New Mexico, 1933–1942. Yucca Tree Press. 2000.
  • Merrill, Perry H.. Roosevelt's Forest Army: A History of the CCC, 1933–1942. Perry H. Merrill, Montpelier, VT. 1981.
  • Mielnik, Tara Mitchell. New Deal, New Landscape: The CCC and South Carolina's State Parks. South Carolina History Press. 2011.

N

  • Nolte, M. Chester, ed.. Civilian Conservation Corps: The Way We Remember It, 1933–1942. Turner Printing, Paducah, KY. 1990.

O

  • Oliver, A.C., Jr., Dudley, Harold M.. This New America: The Story of the C.C.C.. Longman, Green and Co.. 1937.

P–Q

  • Paige, John C.. The Civilian Conservation Corps and the National Park Service, 1933–1942: An Administrative History. NPS. 1985.
  • Pasquill, Robert, Jr.. The Civilian Conservation Corps in Alabama, 1933–1942: A Great and Lasting Good. University of Alabama Press. 2008.
  • Pfaff, Christine. The Bureau of Reclamation and the Civilian Conservation Corps: 1933–1942. Department of Interior. 2010.
  • Podskoch, Martin. Adirondack Civilian Conservation Corps Camps: History, Memories & Legacy of the CCC. Podskoch Press, East Hampton, CT. 2011.

R

  • Ryan, J.C.. The CCC and Me. J.C. Ryan, Duluth, MN. 1987.

S

  • Salmond, John A.. Civilian Conservation Corps, 1933–1942: A New Deal Case Study. Duke University Press. 1967.
  • Sanders, Peggy. The Civilian Conservation Corps In and Around the Black Hills. Arcadia Publishing. 2004.
  • Schultz, Michael John. In the Shadow of the Trees: CCC Camp One, Allegheny National Forest. Dan River Press, Thomaston, ME. 1997.
  • Sommer, Barbara W.. Hard Work and a Good Deal: The Civilian Conservation Corps in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society Press, St. Paul. 2008.
  • Speakman, Joseph M.. At Work in Penn's Woods: The Civilian Conservation Corps in Pennsylvania. Penn State University Press. 2006.
  • Steely, James Wright. Parks for Texas: Enduring Landscapes of the New Deal. University of Texas Press, Austin. 1998.

V–W

  • White, William G.. The Civilian Conservation Corps in Clark County Nevada: An Historical Overview. Harry Reid Center for Environmental Studies, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 2003.
  • Wirth, Conrad. Parks, Politics and the People. 1980.

X–Y–Z

  • York, Howard F.. I Can't Forget: CCC Experiences in Co. 726, Reform, AR. 1994.

CCC Fiction for Young Readers

  • Edwards, Judith. Trouble on the Mountain. Images from the Past. 2012.
  • Edwards, Judith. Invasion on the Mountain. Images from the Past. 2011.
  • Ingold, Jeanette. Hitch. Harcourt Publications. 2005.
  • Jamerson, William. Big Shoulders. 2007.

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