Excerpt from Tributes to Henry Wallace: An Incomplete Collection of Tributes to His Life and Work Which Appeared in the Press and Which Came in Personal Letters, Following His Death, Feb, 22, 1916
As time went 011, he received honors from many sources. In 1908, he was appointed a member of Roosevelt's Country Life Com mission, and gave manymonths to that work without compensa tion. Later he was chosen president of the N ational Conservation Congress. He made several trips to Europe, and became known there as well as here as an authority on. Agriculture. His last trip abroad was made in the summer of 1913, at the age of seventy seven, in company with Secretary of Agriculture J ames Wilson. The main object of the trip was to attend the pan-presbyterian Council in Scotland, and to make a study of agricultural conditions in Great Britam. Upon their return, they made a report to the Governor of Iowa on land laws and tenantry in Great Britain.
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Paperback. Condizione: New. Print on Demand. This book is a compendium of tributes paid to Henry Wallace, a private citizen who was a leading proponent of diversified farming, crop rotation, and improved livestock breeding. Wallace was a key figure in the late 19th and early 20th century movement to improve agricultural practices in the United States. He was also an influential figure in the development of the agricultural press, and was the founder of Wallaces' Farmer, one of the leading agricultural publications in the country. The tributes in this book come from a wide range of sources, including friends, family, colleagues, and public figures, and provide a rich and varied portrait of a man who was widely admired and respected. Taken together, they offer a fascinating glimpse into the life and work of a man who made a significant contribution to American agriculture. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Codice articolo 9781331556121_0
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