My work is that of conservation [electronic resource] : an environmental biography of George Washington Carver / Mark D. Hersey.
Series: Environmental history and the American SouthPublication details: Athens, Ga. : University of Georgia Press, c2011.Description: xv, 290 p., [10] p. of plates : ill., mapISBN:- 9780820330884 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 0820330884 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 9780820338705 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 0820338702 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9780820339658 (e-book)
- 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 conditions
- 630.92 B 22
- S417.C3 H47 2011eb
eBooks
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, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.