Kenneth W. Baldridge, PhD, retired in 1993 after a career teaching history in California public schools, Church College of New Zealand, and BYU-Hawaii. He now enjoys spending time with his children and grandchildren as well as traveling, giving lectures, and delivering Meals on Wheels.
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List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgments Preface 1. The Beginning 2. The Civilian Conservation Corps Comes to Utah 3. Administration of the Program 4. Those Who Did the Work: The Technical Agencies 5. The Work They Did 6. Two Major Concerns: Erosion and Flood Control 7. Dams, Canals, and Irrigation: The Bureau of Reclamation 8. Some Camps Were One or Two or Three of a Kind 9. Emergencies: Fires, Blizzards, Search and Rescue 10. Accidents, Health, and Safety 11. Life in the Camps-and Out 12. Camp and Community Relations 13. Wrapping Up and Winding Down Epilogue: The Beat Goes On Appendix A: Army Corp Areas Appendix B: Utah Civilian Conservation Corps Camp Information Appendix C: Civilian Conservation Corps Camps in Utah Notes Bibliography Index
"This is THE book in its field. The statistics alone make it an outstanding source book. Baldridge has an incredibly extensive knowledge of work details on jobs the CCC completed in Utah. This includes the community relations problems/progress and a myriad of other pertinent areas." - Michael Shultz, creator of The CCC: A Peaceful Revolution