Biography & Autobiography General
The Ordinary Genius
A Life of Arnold Platt
- Publisher
- The University of Alberta Press
- Initial publish date
- Nov 2007
- Category
- General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780888644800
- Publish Date
- Nov 2007
- List Price
- $32.99
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780888647665
- Publish Date
- Nov 2007
- List Price
- $23.99
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Description
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 organizer 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.
About the author
A graduate of the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Calgary, Ken Hoeppner has taught at post-secondary institutions in Alberta. During the 1970s he worked with Arnold Platt on issues of land use and communal farming.