The Ace In The Hole. A Brief History Of Company 818 Of The Civilian Conservation Corps.

LOUIS LESTER PURVIS

Publication: Brentwood Christian Press, 1989, Columbus

First edition. 8vo. Handwritten letter by the author to a Tucson bookseller. Pictorial wrappers, 142 pp., acknowledgements, preface, illustrated, bibliography, roster of personnel. As a young Texas boy, Louis Purvis volunteered for the Civilian Conservation Corps and soon found himself at the bottom of Grand Canyon blasting trail out of solid rock. His time in the Grand Canyon resulted in a love of that special place that never died. Eventually he gathered records, interviewed other CCC boys and wrote this detailed account of life in the Corps. As new, unread copy. As new, unread copy.