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1 online resource (1 audio file (11 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Moments in science.
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Cast |
Read by Brett Tyler. |
| Summary |
When the Dust Bowl storms of the 1930s threatened to destroy U.S. farming and agriculture, Hugh Bennett knew what to do. For decades, he had studied the soils in every state, creating maps showing soil composition nationwide. He knew what should be grown in each area, and how to manage the land to conserve the soil. He knew what to do for weathering and erosion. To do that, he needed the government's help. But how do you convince politicians that the soil needs help? Hugh Bennett knew what to do. He waited for the wind. This is the exciting story of a soil scientist confronting politicians to encourage them to pass a law to protect the land, the soil. When the U.S. Congress passed a law establishing the Soil Conservation Service, it was the first government agency in the world dedicated to protecting the land, to protecting the Earth. Reading this amazing story of an unchronicled early environmentalist, Hugh Bennett, the founder of the NRCS (Natural Resources Conservation Service). |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Bennett, Hugh H. (Hugh Hammond), 1881-1960 -- Juvenile literature.
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United States. Soil Conservation Service -- Juvenile literature.
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Soil conservation -- Juvenile literature.
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Soil conservation -- Government policy -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
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Soil erosion -- Climatic factors -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
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Agricultural diversification -- Juvenile literature.
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Discoveries in science -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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| Added Author |
Willis, Peter (Peter N.), illustrator.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781629441528 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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162944152X (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT13753900 |
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