| Description |
354 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [337]-343) and index. |
| Contents |
Nature in an age of invention -- The lucky spud -- The second gold rush -- Faster, better, sweeter -- A personal interlude -- Marketing the new creation -- The philosopher in the orchard, the scientist in the pea patch -- California boosters and the ivory tower -- The Carnegie Institution seal of approval -- The training of the human plant -- Learning from Luther Burbank -- The Corn Palace and the empire of the prickly pear -- The meeting of the masters -- The garden of beautiful thoughts -- Transplanting the legacy -- The creator's art -- The garden as intellectual property. |
| Subject |
Burbank, Luther, 1849-1926.
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Plant breeders -- United States -- Biography.
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Plant breeding -- United States -- History.
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| ISBN |
9781594202094 alkaline paper |
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1594202095 alkaline paper |
| Standard No. |
40016674311 |
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