TY - BOOK AU - Hersey,Mark D. ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - My work is that of conservation: an environmental biography of George Washington Carver T2 - Environmental history and the American South AV - S417.C3 H47 2011eb U1 - 630.92B 22 PY - 2011/// CY - Athens, Ga. PB - University of Georgia Press KW - Carver, George Washington, KW - Agriculturists KW - United States KW - Biography KW - African American agriculturists KW - African American scientists KW - Conservationists KW - Southern States KW - Agricultural conservation KW - Black Belt (Ala. and Miss.) KW - History KW - African American farmers KW - Environmental protection KW - Environmental conditions KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - 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 UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10493755 ER -