A biography of agriculturist George Washington Carver. Describes his early love of nature and his struggle to obtain an education. Discusses how he was recruited by Booker T. Washington to teach at Tuskegee Institute where he conducted agricultural research.
This is a brief biography of the African-American scientist who overcame tremendous hardship to make unusual and important discoveries in the field of agriculture.
Looks at the life of George Washington Carver, covering his birth in Missouri, his education, his time as a teacher, and his work with peanuts and potatoes.
When his father tries to save the family farm in Alabama in 1898 by following the advice of George Washington Carver, fourteen-year-old Jesse struggles to help in his own way.
Traces the life of George Washington Carver, from his early childhood and education through his sources of inspiration and challenges faced, early successes, and the agricultural discoveries for which he is best known.
Chronicles the life of George Washington Carver, discussing the political and social atmosphere in Missouri during Carver's life, his years in slavery, his schooling, his career at Tuskegee, and his major achievements.
an environmental biography of George Washington Carver
Hersey, Mark D
2011
Examines the life and work of George Washington Carver, a scientist known for developing a wide variety of uses for the peanut, tracing the evolution of Carver's agricultural and environmental thought, his training at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, and his use of scientific agriculture to improve the lot of the poor.
