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| Title: | Ordinary Genius
: A Life of Arnold Platt |
| Author: | Ken Hoeppner |
| ISBN: | 0888644809 : 9780888644800 |
| Illustrations: | b/w photos |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Size: | 155x230mm |
| Pages: | 308 |
| Weight: | .502 Kg. |
| Published: | University of Alberta Press - December 2007 |
| List Price: | 17.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Canada: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY |
The development of agriculture in Alberta owes much to Arnold W Platt, who set out to plant a seed of positive change. Whether as a plant breeder, an organiser for the Farmers' Union of Alberta, or a commissioner for the McPherson Royal Commission on Transportation, Platt applied his inventive and creative thinking to problems of rural development in twentieth century Alberta. In The Ordinary Genius, Ken Hoeppner pays homage to the accomplishments of this modest man, whose life's work continues to resonate in farmlands across the Prairies. This detailed and thoroughly researched story will appeal to western history enthusiasts, agriculture specialists and farmers.
Introduction; Farmhouses, Schoolhouses, and the Quest for Home 1909-1935; Research, Rescue Wheat, and Recognition; Never a Bureaucrat: Becoming a Master of Organisation and Administration; The Scientific Farmer and The Organised Farmer; Shaping the Future: Arnold Platt and Education; Not Made in Alberta: National and International Agricultural Politics and Policies; The Freedom to Serve Agriculture: Arnold Platt and the United Farmers of Alberta; The Servant of the People Finds His Home; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index.
