Special Features
- Bonus Video: Author Interview: Neil Maher
- Interview: Neil Maher
- Map, interactive: CCC Projects Across the U.S.
- Teacher's Resources: Teacher's Guide
- Photo Gallery: The Civilian Conservation Corps
- Image: CCC Camps Across America
One of the most popular New Deal programs, the CCC put three million young men to work in camps across America during the height of the Great Depression.
My American Experience
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Did you or a family member experience life in America in the 1930s? What does the decade mean to you? Share your American experience with us.
Battle for Wilderness
President Theodore Roosevelt was caught in the middle of the first major battle for wilderness preservation in Yosemite National Park.
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Alone on the Ice
In 1934, American polar explorer Richard Byrd became the first to experience winter in Antarctica's interior.
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Do You Mean There Are Still Real Cowboys?
A year in the life of Wyoming cowboys and the ranching families of the American West.
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The Iron Road
Begun during the Civil War, the transcontinental railroad employed 20,000 men, mostly immigrants, who built the iron road with their bare hands.
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Gold Fever
The Klondike Gold Rush in Canada's Yukon Territory saw 100,000 people make the treacherous journey in search of riches.
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Las Vegas: An Unconventional History
Originally settled as a mail stop, Las Vegas changed from an Old West vacation town, to a mafia haven, to the "Atomic City" and "Sin City."
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The Hurricane of '38
Before radar had been invented a devastating hurricane hit America, surprising residents of the East Coast and killing more than 600 people.
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Buffalo Bill
William "Buffalo Bill" Cody's legendary exploits helped create the myth of the American West that still endures today.
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