The Training of the Human Plant
by Burbank, Luther
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Lake Elsinore, California, United States
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$80.00$56.00
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About This Item
New York: the century co.. Very Good. 1907. Hardcover. First published in 1906. Frontis portrait of Burbank. 99 pages. 7" X 4.5". About near fine with soft ends and bumped corners; title plate is rubbed. An American botanist, horticulturist and pioneer in agricultural science. He developed more than 800 strains and varieties of plants. Contents: The mingling of races. --The teachings of nature. Differentiation in training. Sunshine, good air and nourishing food. Dangers. Marriage of the physically unfit. Heredity, predestination, training. Growth. Environment the architect of heredity. Character. Fundamental principles. Along with breeding plants, Burbank believed human beings should be selectively bred as he was a member of a national eugenicist group which promoted anti-miscegenation laws and supports his beliefs in this book. ; 8vo .
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- Bookseller
- E Ridge fine Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9260
- Title
- The Training of the Human Plant
- Author
- Burbank, Luther
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- the century co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1907
- Keywords
- Eugenics - education, Athesim - Human Worth
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Antiquarian & Collectible Books; Philosophy & World Religions;
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