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

Author/Contributor(s):	Hersey, Mark D
Publisher:	University of Georgia Press
Date:	05/01/2011
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

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.