Abstract
This is a detailed case study of how the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), possibly the most widely admired of all New Deal programs, evolved from concept to practical reality in New Mexico. Based on research in archival materials, agency records, newspapers, relevant historical studies, and oral history interviews with former CCC members, it documents the details of everyday life in the CCC camps of New Mexico. Well organized and unpretentious, it is an easy book to read. It describes the young men w ho li ved in the cam ps. It s ummarizes the t yp ical problems that the camps encountered and explores the tensions between local communities and the camps. It catalog s the work projects undertaken in the state and the educational and recreational programs the CCC offered. It discusses the racial and regional biases of CCC members in New Mexico, linking these with broadly held attitudes in American society. Its conclusion includes a useful discussion of the historical leg acy of the CCC in New Mexico. The strength of the book lies in its careful recounting of how the CCC in New Mexico influenced the lives of thousands of young men, most of whom were at formative stages of their development.
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