It was another day on the farm in Stratford, Texas 1935 dazing off into the distance, there wasn’t much just the wheat and other crops I was 17 years old during this time. The soil had been dry for days and the temperatures were extremely high. Just from standing outside for a couple of minutes I would already begin to sweat. That’s why when I begin to work I make a puddle of sweat . You could see the heat because it distorted the air. The sky was as blue as the ocean but the problem was there were barely any clouds. My father got this land because of the homestead act that was passed, we received 160 acres of land. But lately we haven't had much luck. It got better for a little while, it began to rain more than usual and we made a lot of money
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As I walked down the streets thinking what I could do, I saw it. There it was, a poster that would change everything, the title was CCC. It said “A young man’s opportunity for work play study & health.” On the bottom it said “Illinois Emergency Relief Program.” The problem was that it was selective so not everyone would get in. I had high hopes, it didn’t cross my mind once that I wouldn’t get in. Soon enough I was accepted and sent to a camp in Arizona. There were so many tenement, the amount of people there was crazy. I couldn’t believe my eyes. I was so excited to start working, I would be making 30 dollars a month. The work wasn’t easy but I was glad to have a place to sleep it and felt like someone cared about me again, soon enough i didn’t feel so alone. I never went a day without thinking about my parents but I couldn’t stay in the past I had to go on with life so I did. For work we took out forest fires, we built bridges, worked at clinics, and other public works near reservations. I also could get an education if I got a high school diploma while in the camp. This wouldn’t have been possible if it weren’t for president Roosevelt that had passed the new deal programs on april 5th, 1933. It didn’t last for long but I made good money, enough to make it. The program was temporary so it was over by 1938. I didn’t know what I was going to do but surely enough employment for people who were in the Civilian Conservation Corps was higher. They wanted people who were in the CCC because they knew they were hard working people, soon I got a job as a miner. I then settled down at the age of twenty five and had a daughter and gave her the necklace that was my mother’s that I had kept for this all this time. I then told her the story behind the necklace and what my intentions were, and how I didn’t go through with that idea. This is the end of my adventure during the great
As I walked down the streets thinking what I could do, I saw it. There it was, a poster that would change everything, the title was CCC. It said “A young man’s opportunity for work play study & health.” On the bottom it said “Illinois Emergency Relief Program.” The problem was that it was selective so not everyone would get in. I had high hopes, it didn’t cross my mind once that I wouldn’t get in. Soon enough I was accepted and sent to a camp in Arizona. There were so many tenement, the amount of people there was crazy. I couldn’t believe my eyes. I was so excited to start working, I would be making 30 dollars a month. The work wasn’t easy but I was glad to have a place to sleep it and felt like someone cared about me again, soon enough i didn’t feel so alone. I never went a day without thinking about my parents but I couldn’t stay in the past I had to go on with life so I did. For work we took out forest fires, we built bridges, worked at clinics, and other public works near reservations. I also could get an education if I got a high school diploma while in the camp. This wouldn’t have been possible if it weren’t for president Roosevelt that had passed the new deal programs on april 5th, 1933. It didn’t last for long but I made good money, enough to make it. The program was temporary so it was over by 1938. I didn’t know what I was going to do but surely enough employment for people who were in the Civilian Conservation Corps was higher. They wanted people who were in the CCC because they knew they were hard working people, soon I got a job as a miner. I then settled down at the age of twenty five and had a daughter and gave her the necklace that was my mother’s that I had kept for this all this time. I then told her the story behind the necklace and what my intentions were, and how I didn’t go through with that idea. This is the end of my adventure during the great