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The Queen of American Agriculture

Frederick Whitford, Andrew G. Martin, Phyllis Mattheis · 2008

164,033 words · about 11 h 29 min to read

Period artwork: Interior of the Bodleian Library, 1845
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About this book

Authors
Frederick Whitford, Andrew G. Martin, Phyllis Mattheis
Language
English
Published
2008
Length
164,033 words · about 11 h 29 min
Sections
14 reader sections
Text
Digital text
Rights
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · repository export licence (OAPEN)

 

Contents (14)

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Front matter

SPECIAL COMPLIMENTARY EDITION

FROM PURDUE UNIVERSITY PRESS

The Queen of

Dedication

This biography is dedicated to Purdue University Extension educators, campus Extension specialists, paraprofessionals, and volunteers who help others realize their potential, turn dreams

into realities, and make the seemingly impossible possible.

It is this extended Extension family who truly believes that

Contents

Acknowledgments ix Introduction xi

Farm and Family

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