Ezra Slocum Carr (March 9, 1819 – November 27, 1894) was a professor at the University of Wisconsin (where he was also briefly a member of the Board of Regents) and at the University of California - Berkeley. He was originally trained as a medical doctor but taught in several scientific fields. He was a one time California Superintendent of Public Instruction. Carr and his wife Jeanne were close friends of John Muir and were extremely influential in Muir's life at several key junctures. (From Wikipedia) More about Ezra S. Carr:
| | Books by Ezra S. Carr: Carr, Ezra S. (Ezra Slocum), 1819-1894: The Patrons of Husbandry on the Pacific Coast (San Francisco: A. L. Bancroft and Co, 1875)
Additional books by Ezra S. Carr in the extended shelves: Carr, Ezra S. (Ezra Slocum), 1819-1894: An inaugural address, delivered in the Senate chamber of the Capitol at Madison (Wis.) before the Board of Regents of the State University, January 16, 1856. (Calkins & Proudfit, printers, 1856), also by Wisconsin. Board of Regents of State Universities (page images at HathiTrust) Carr, Ezra S. (Ezra Slocum), 1819-1894: The Patrons of husbandry on the Pacific coast Being a complete history of the origin, condition and progress of agriculture in different parts of the world; of the origin and growth of the order of Patrons, with a general and special grange directory, and full list of charter members of the subordinate granges of California. Also, of the foes of the farmers, or monopolies of land, water, transportation and education; of a protective tariff, currency and banking. (A. L. Bancroft and company, 1875) (page images at HathiTrust) Carr, Ezra S. (Ezra Slocum), 1819-1894: The Patrons of husbandry on the Pacific coast. Being a complete history of the origin, condition and progress of agriculture in different parts of the world; of the origin and growth of the order of Patrons, with a general and special grange directory, and full list of charter members of the subordinate granges of California. Also, of the foes of the farmers, or monopolies of land, water, transportation and education; of a protective tariff, currency and banking. (A.L. Bancroft and Company, 1875), also by A.L. Bancroft & Company (page images at HathiTrust) Carr, Ezra S. (Ezra Slocum), 1819-1894: The University of California and its relations to industrial education : as shown by Prof. Carr's reply to the grangers and mechanics; Prof. Swinton's testimony before the Legislature; the new education, by "Columella"; memorial to the Legislature by joint committee of the state grange and mechanics' deliberative assembly, and other documents. (s.n.], 1874), also by G. W. Pinney and William Swinton (page images at HathiTrust)
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