NEW DEAL STORIES COLLECTED BY THE LIVING NEW DEAL

Bob & Stella Pilgrim

We’ve reviewed Gray Brechin’s beautifully written short essay published in the S.F. Chronicle on 12/27/05. We lived through the Roosevelt era, and we consider ourselves to be his socio-cultural & political heirs. We thank you for your contribution from the… read more

Michael Markowski

My dad worked for the CCC. It was the first money the family had in years. The CCC saved our family. Without that work, I would not be here today. God bless FDR! God bless the republic! Unlike the disciples… read more

Eugene A. DeLorenzo

I was one of two hundred or so kids who were given an opportunity to trade New York City for rural Idaho. In 1940, right after I turned 17, my father forced me to sign on with the CCC and… read more