"June 2013." Includes index. [Previously published in three parts as Borlaug; The Mild-Mannered Maverick Who Fed a Billion People.]
Contents:
part I. The Home Side [USA] : 1914-27, Darkness ; 1928-23, Dawn ; 1933-35, Hunger pains ; 1936-37, Forester ; 1938-44, Problem solver -- part II. The Near side [The Americas] : 1944-45, Breaking hearts ; 1946, Breaking rules ; 1947-48, Near death ; 1949-53, All fall down ; 1954-59, The quiet revolution -- part III. The Far Side [Asia] : 1960-62, Deliverance ; 1963 Pivot point ; 1964-65, Breaking bread ; 1966-67, Opposition; 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. Pulitzer Prize winner from Cresco Iowa. Memorial Edition donated by Cresco Center.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.