George Washington: Pioneer Farmer (George Washington BookShelf)
Alan Fusonie
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Description for George Washington: Pioneer Farmer (George Washington BookShelf)
Paperback. Providing an historical focus on Washington as a pioneer farmer actively engaged in a scientific approach to crops, farm animals and the land, this text shows him as an informed, forward-thinking experimenter, concerned with the ruinous agricultural practices of his fellow Americans. Series: George Washington Bookshelf. Num Pages: 66 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; TVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 6. Weight in Grams: 177.
This volume provides a fresh historical focus on George Washington as a pioneer farmer actively engaged in a new approach to agriculture: one based on a more scientific attitude toward crops, farm animals, and the land. As Alan and Donna Jean Fusonie examined his correspondence and diaries, the emerging profile of Washington was of a tireless experimenter eager to share his results with visitors and with farmers in other parts of the country and abroad. In his correspondence Washington used the power of his pen to convey important agricultural thoughts. He increasingly expressed his concern about the ruinous agricultural practices ... Read more
This volume provides a fresh historical focus on George Washington as a pioneer farmer actively engaged in a new approach to agriculture: one based on a more scientific attitude toward crops, farm animals, and the land. As Alan and Donna Jean Fusonie examined his correspondence and diaries, the emerging profile of Washington was of a tireless experimenter eager to share his results with visitors and with farmers in other parts of the country and abroad. In his correspondence Washington used the power of his pen to convey important agricultural thoughts. He increasingly expressed his concern about the ruinous agricultural practices ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
Series
George Washington Bookshelf
Number of Pages
66
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, United States
ISBN
9780931917288
SKU
V9780931917288
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-33
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