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My work is that of conservation [electronic resource] : an environmental biography of George Washington Carver / Mark D. Hersey.

By: Hersey, Mark D.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Series: Environmental history and the American South. Publisher: Athens, Ga. : University of Georgia Press, c2011Description: xv, 290 p., [10] p. of plates : ill., map.Subject(s): Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943 | Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943 -- Political and social views | Agriculturists -- United States -- Biography | African American agriculturists -- Biography | African American scientists -- Biography | Conservationists -- Southern States -- Biography | Agricultural conservation -- Black Belt (Ala. and Miss.) -- History | African American farmers -- Black Belt (Ala. and Miss.) -- History | Environmental protection -- Black Belt (Ala. and Miss.) -- History | Black Belt (Ala. and Miss.) -- Environmental conditionsGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 630.92 | B Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
Prologue: Macon County, Alabama, 1896 -- Were it not for his dusky skin -- The earnest student of nature -- The ruthless hand of Mr. Carenot -- In a strange land and among a strange people -- Teaching the beauties of nature -- Hints and suggestions to farmers -- The peanut man -- Divine inspiration -- Where the soil is wasted -- Epilogue: My work is that of conservation.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Prologue: Macon County, Alabama, 1896 -- Were it not for his dusky skin -- The earnest student of nature -- The ruthless hand of Mr. Carenot -- In a strange land and among a strange people -- Teaching the beauties of nature -- Hints and suggestions to farmers -- The peanut man -- Divine inspiration -- Where the soil is wasted -- Epilogue: My work is that of conservation.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.