| Book Review | The Western Historical Quarterly, 39.1

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Book Review

The Civilian Conservation Corps in Arizona's Rim Country: Working in the Woods. By Robert J. Moore. (Reno: University of Nevada Press, 2006. xvi + 156 pp. Illustrations, maps, appendices, notes, bibliography, index. $34.95.)

The Civilian Conservation Corps in Nevada. By Renee Corona Kolvet and Victoria Ford. Foreword by Richard O. Davies. (Reno and Las Vegas: University of Nevada Press, 2006. xxi + 200 pp. Illustrations, maps, appendix, notes, bibliography, index. $34.95.)

These two books explore the story of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) activities in two western states, combining research in agency files with extensive oral histories. They take different approaches to the subject, however, which is likely why the University of Nevada Press was willing to publish two books that cover essentially two aspects of the same topic. Together, they complement each other, one providing an overview, and the other a detailed case study.

In The Civilian Conservation Corps in Nevada (hereafter CCC Nevada), Kolvet and Ford emphasize the agency's role in supporting a number of federal programs in the state. These included establishing grazing areas, erosion control, constructing state parks and other recreation facilities, and early efforts at wildlife conservation. Throughout, the authors touch on the diverse groups and individuals involved, from the Forest Service and the U. S. Navy to ranchers and local Mormon leaders. From drainage control to recreation, New Deal efforts often walked a fine line between the public and private worlds as the results often benefited private ventures, such as cattle operations and farms, as much as agency goals. Overall, however, the local response to the corps was positive even though waves of newcomers raised eyebrows among locals.

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