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My work is that of conservation

Hersey, Mark D.

My work is that of conservation an environmental biography of George Washington Carver / [electronic resource] : Mark D. Hersey. - Athens : University of Georgia Press, c2011. - 1 online resource (xv, 290 p., [10] p. of plates :) ill., map ; - Environmental history and the American South . - Environmental history and the American South. UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

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.

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Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943 --Political and social views.
Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943.


Environmental protection--History.--Black Belt (Ala. and Miss.)
African American farmers--History.--Black Belt (Ala. and Miss.)
Agricultural conservation--History.--Black Belt (Ala. and Miss.)
Conservationists--Southern States--Biography.
African American scientists--Biography.
African American agriculturists--Biography.
Agriculturists--United States--Biography.


Black Belt (Ala. and Miss.)--Environmental conditions.


Electronic books.

S417.C3 / H47 2011

630.92 B