His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Arkansas and Oklahoma; joining the CCC; assignment to a camp in Peaceful Valley, Colorado; camp move to Bonham, Texas; Durango, Colorado; Camp Mesa Verde, Colorado; Alamosa, Colorado; Jasper, Texas; Bowie, Arizona; description of camps; life in camps.

His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Plano, Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 894 in Golden, Colorado; Company 2896 at White Rock Lake in Dallas, Texas; Company 3811 in Floydada, Texas; and Company 3802 in Morton, Texas; company move to Kings Canyon National Park in Fresno, California; description of camps; life in camps.