George Washington Carver (Hardcover)


"A Coretta Scott King Honor Award author offers a fresh look at this pioneering American innovator"
Shampoo from peanuts? Wallpaper from clay? Ink from sweet potatoes? Discover Carver's imagination and inspiration in th is one-of-a-kind biography.
With imagination and intellect, George Washington Carver (1864-1934) developed hundreds of unexpected products from e veryday plants. This book reveals what an exceptionally uncommon man Carver was: trailblazing scholar, innovative scientist, pioneering conservationist, and impassioned educator.
This book follows his life from slave and orphan to his college days as the first African American to attend Iowa State College (where he later taught), and on to his life and work in the field of agriculture. Illustrated with historical artifacts and photographs

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"A Coretta Scott King Honor Award author offers a fresh look at this pioneering American innovator"
Shampoo from peanuts? Wallpaper from clay? Ink from sweet potatoes? Discover Carver's imagination and inspiration in th is one-of-a-kind biography.
With imagination and intellect, George Washington Carver (1864-1934) developed hundreds of unexpected products from e veryday plants. This book reveals what an exceptionally uncommon man Carver was: trailblazing scholar, innovative scientist, pioneering conservationist, and impassioned educator.
This book follows his life from slave and orphan to his college days as the first African American to attend Iowa State College (where he later taught), and on to his life and work in the field of agriculture. Illustrated with historical artifacts and photographs

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Imprint

Abrams

Country of origin

United States

Release date

2008

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First published

2008

Contributors

Authors

Dimensions

261 x 261 x 11mm (L x W x T)

Format

Hardcover

Pages

40

ISBN-13

978-0-8109-9366-2

Barcode

9780810993662

Categories

LSN

0-8109-9366-X



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