The World Was My Barnyard

v, [1], 270 pages. Illustrations. DJ has some wear, soiling, tears and chips. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Inscription reads: To Shirley and Roger Sorenson, with kind personal regards and sincere good wishes. Ralph W. Phillips. Contains Foreword, as well as chapters on Allegheny Roots, A Farm on Backbone Mountain; Montrose and the Leading Creek Farm; A Rocky Farm Near Parsons; The Berea College Years; The University of Missouri Years; The Massachusetts Years; The Beltsville Years; A Sojourn in Utah; China and India, 1943-1944; The Journal of Animal Science; The International Years; Washington, D.C.; July 1957 to December 1977; Geneva: February 1962 to March 1963; Rome Italy; January 1978 to December 1981; Some Reflections on Travel; Introspective Thoughts; And Tell of Time; Literature Cited and Other Publications; and Index of Names. The author indulges in some introspective thoughts about his career, and tenders a bit of advice to new generations who may wish to enter the international arena. The author served for four years as Deputy Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). His career in animal science, international development and international agricultural affairs led him to most parts of the world. During his career he served for more than a decade with the FAO and more than twenty year with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He served as the Founding Editor of the Journal of Animal Science. An account of the life & times of the author as he moved along a path that led from his early boyhood home on a small farm on the side of Backbone Mountain in Tucker County, West Virginia, to Rome, Italy, where he served as Deputy Director General of the Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Ralph Phillips has also written of his experiences of unusual travels to several countries.…