My work is that of conservation : an environmental biography of George Washington Carver /

My work is that of conservation : an environmental biography of George Washington Carver /

Carver had a truly prolific career dedicated to studying the ways in which people ought to interact with the natural world, yet much of his work has been largely forgotten. Hersey rectifies this by tracing the evolution of Carver's agricultural and environmental thought starting with his childh...

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Main Author: Hersey, Mark D.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Athens, Ga. : University of Georgia Press, ©2011.
Series:Environmental history and the American South.
Subjects:
Carver, George Washington, > 1864?-1943 > Political and social views.
Carver, George Washington, > 1864?-1943.
African American agriculturists > Biography.
African American farmers > Black Belt (Ala. and Miss.) > History.
African American scientists > Biography.
Agricultural conservation > Black Belt (Ala. and Miss.) > History.
Agriculturists > United States > Biography.
Conservationists > Southern States > Biography.
Environmental protection > Black Belt (Ala. and Miss.) > History.
Black Belt (Ala. and Miss.) > Environmental conditions.
Biographies.
History.
Online Access:CONNECT
Table of 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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