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Author:
Vietmeyer, Noel.
Title:
Our daily bread : the essential Norman Borlaug / Noel Vietmeyer.
Publisher:
Bracing Books,
Copyright Date:
2011
Description:
284 p.
Subject:
Agriculturists -- United States -- Biography.
Food supply.
Wheat.
Other Authors:
Borlaug, Norman E. (Norman Ernest), 1914-2009.
Notes:
Part 1. The home side : 1914-27, Darkness ; 1928-23, Dawn ; 1933-35, Hunger pains ; 1936-37, Forester ; 1938-44, Problem solver -- part 2. The near side : 1944-45, Breaking hearts ; 1946, Breaking rules ; 1947-48, Near death ; 1949-53, All fall down ; 1954-59, The quiet revolution -- part 3. The far side : 1960-62, Deliverance ; 1963 Pivot point ; 1964-65, Breaking bread ; 1968-69, Problem solved.
Summary:
Norman Borlaug's work in breeding wheat is a large part of the reason the world has not yet run out of food. This is the story of his life and his struggles.
ISBN:
0578041251
9780578041254
Locations:
SVPC124 -- Clarksville Public Library (Clarksville)
VTPD454 -- Cresco Public Library (Cresco)
JSSX094 -- Janesville School Library (Janesville)
NVPB663 -- Riceville Public Library (Riceville)

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