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Powell, George May, 1835-1905 Beet Sugar

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00687.191 Author/Creator: Powell, George May, 1835-1905 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Newspaper clipping Date: 1835-1905 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 30.4 cm, Width: 11.7 cm Order a Copy

Beet sugar is comparable to cane sugar. He talks about the process of refining beets to the form of sugar.

Powell, George May, 1835-1905

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