Profiles in the History of the U.S. Soil Survey

Profiles in the History of the U.S. Soil Survey offers a broad-ranging collection of essays chronicling the development of the U.S. Soil Survey and its influence on the history of soil survey as a scientific discipline that focuses on mapping, analysis, and description of soils.

• Appraises the influences of key individuals and institutions on the establishment of federal support for and coordinati...