Thirty Dollars a Day, One Day A Month

Thirty Dollars a Day, One Day A Month, refers to the Monthly Salary paid to the three million members of the Civilian Conservation Corps from 1933 to 1942. Within these pages are contained memories and memorials in the words of CCC Enrollees or their families. Some are merely hands raised to be counted as one of those who participated in this unique and important part of American history. Others are windows into those desperate times and the hope and pride the young men of the CCCs gained from working in thousands of camps spread across the nation. All are presented to honor those men who helped pull America back from the brink of ruin and lead it onward to Victory in War and Prosperity in Peace.