My Work Is That of Conservation - An Environmental Biography of George Washington Carver

Informationen zum Autor MARK D. HERSEY is an assistant professor of history at Mississippi State University. Klappentext "A Sarah Mills Hodge Fund publication"--P. (4) of cover. Zusammenfassung Hersey shows that in the hands of pioneers like Carver, Progressive Era agronomy was actually considerably “greener” than is often thought today. He uses Carver’s life story to explore aspects of southern environmental history and to place this important scientist within the early conservation movement.

Product details

• Authors: Mark D. Hersey
• Publisher: The University of Georgia Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.05.2011
• EAN: 9780820330884
• ISBN: 978-0-8203-3088-4
• No. of pages: 306
• Series: Environmental History and the American South
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous