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How to Grow the Peanut, USA, Applewood Books, Paperback

How to Grow the Peanut, USA, Applewood Books, Paperback Originally published in 1916, this innovative peanut recipe book by prominent Black scientist George Washington Carver is just as delicious today. How many ways can you possibly prepare the peanut? At least 105, according to George Washington Carver. In this book, Carver compiles recipes from agricultural bulletins, cookbooks, magazines, and newspapers, such as the Peerless Cook Book , Good Housekeeping , and Berry's Fruit Recipes . The recipes featuring peanuts include: Bisque Doughnuts Sausages Omelet Macaroni & Cheese Taffy Candy And 99 more In addition to recipes, Carver shows readers how to grow the peanut--where to plant peanuts, when to harvest them, and everything in between. Carver's clear instructions are accessible even to farming hobbyists. How to Grow the Peanut and 105 Ways of Preparing it for Human Consumption was the most popular of forty-four practical bulletins distributed by the Tuskegee Institute from 1899 to 1936. Spearheaded by Carver, the university's Agriculture Department promoted sustainable farming practices--such as growing soil-enriching peanuts--that empowered Black sharecroppers who had been dependent on resource-draining cotton.Whether you're looking to grow peanuts or simply eat them every which way, this groundbreaking book by George Washington Carver is sure to satisfy.

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Benjamin Franklin’s Book of Virtues

Benjamin Franklin's Book of Virtues This pocket-sized hardcover edition contains all thirteen "moral virtues" as Benjamin Franklin wrote them in his memoirs, first posthumously published in 1791. In the heart of this larger work--today known as The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin --he writes of the "bold and arduous Project of arriving at Perfection" that he set for himself as a young man. In this task for perfection, young Benjamin prepared a catalog of thirteen necessary or desirable virtues that he might strive to acquire by means of habit and daily practice. This Applewood Books edition includes a chart that Benjamin Franklin used to track his personal progress towards perfection.

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